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Long-awaited East Bank Inter-Village kicks off Saturday
Team reps. being briefed about the rules following the tournament draw.
Kaieteur Sports – It is finally here, the long-awaited East Bank Inter-Village Football Tournament is set to kickoff this Saturday with a double header, at the Eccles EE Community Centre ground.
A rep. from Swan participating in the fixtures draw.
However, preceding the start of on-field action there will be a Grassroots Festival, before the March Past of all twelve (12) participating teams at 17:00hrs.
Organised by Sports Extra, all the ‘big’ names in the sport from communities located on the East Bank of Demerara and the Soesdyke Linden Highway have confirmed their participation and fans could expect riveting clashes throughout the competition.
According to a release from the Organisers, the teams have been placed into four groups of three with Agricola, Kuru Kururu and Mocha making up Group A, while Group B consists of Herstelling, Lower Soesdyke and Swan.
Group C contains Grove, Circuitville and Upper Soesdyke, while Timehri, Kaneville and Friendship are stationed in Group D.
In the opening encounter Kuru Kururu go up against Agricola in what many pundits believe will be a grueling contest and this clash will be followed by Herstelling colliding with Lower Soesdyke.
Sports Extra’s Franklin Wilson in comments about the staging of the tournament, said that the communities along the East Bank and Soesdyke Linden Highway corridors have been starved of organised football for quite some time and this Festival aims to serve as a stimulus to get the sport playing once again among the various villages.
He pointed to the Government’s vision for a ‘One Guyana’ as added incentive to boost the relationships among the teams and community by extension, adding it can also serve as talent spotting and much needed economic activities.
The tournament carries cash prizes and trophies totaling more than $3million along with prizes for outstanding individual performances.
The first prize set at $1million, while 2nd, 3rd and 4th prizes are $500,000, $250,000 and $150,000 respectively along with individual accolades for Best Goalkeeper, Most Valuable Player and Highest Goalscorer.
The competition resumes the following day with another doubleheader at the same venue.
In the opening game, Grove take on Circuitville from 17:00hrs and this will be followed by the feature clash between Timehri and Kaneville.
Fans from the participating communities are being urged to come out and represent their stars.
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