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Year-end football action for Berbice
– Candy Boss & Di Antics 8-A-side knockout kicks off at All Saints Ground
Kaieteur Sports – Football fans in Berbice will not be left out of football action this year-end.
The Candy Boss and Di Antics group will be staging a 16 team 8-A-Side Knockout Football Tournament. The venue is the All Saints Scott Church Ground, Princess Elizabeth Road, New Amsterdam and was set to commence last evening.
Teams are expected from all over Guyana with the majority coming from the Berbice areas. The tournament was launched recently at the same venue. Speaking at the launching ceremony, organiser Tito Sancho announced the 16 teams that will compete for over $2 million in cash, trophies and other incentives.
Organiser Tito Sancho (3rd right) displaying some of the trophies to be competed for along with representatives of some of the teams at the launching ceremony.
Sancho said the annual event continues to grow in stature, attracting a strong mix of senior clubs, youth teams and community-based sides, all vying for supremacy in a straight knockout format that guarantees excitement from start to finish.
All matches will be played under lights at the All Saints Ground. Kick off time is 18:00 hrs.
The teams invited are: Ithaca, Cougars A, Paradise, Fyrish, Cougars B, Kildonan, Trafalgar, Young Strikes, Pele, Airy Hall, Victoria Kings, U21 Monedderlust, Genesis, Golden Grove, Buxton Stars and Mahaicony.
The teams have been divided into two groups with the Berbice teams in one group and the other teams in another group. The top teams will advance to the semifinals with the winners meeting in the final.
The competition was expected to kick off last night (Friday December 19) with three matches.
Ithaca was scheduled to take on Cougars B in the opening game, then Paradise matched skills with Fyrish in the second encounter with Cougars and Kildonan set to collide in the final game.
Matches will continue on December 21, 26 and 27. The semi-finals are set for January 9, while the grand final will be played on January 10, 2026. (Samuel Whyte)
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