–teams battle for sole national playoff berth

WITH the final leg of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Zone competition set to be played in Bartica, the organisers have released the names of 15 of the 16 teams that will contest the national play-offs later this month.

Bartica, which saw its inaugural competition played last year, will be represented by the winner of their zone scheduled to be played from July 13-15 in the Mining Town.

River View is the defending champion and word from the community is suggesting that they will have to be at their best to hold off some of the aspiring teams who all exuded confidence ahead of next weekend’s showdown.

Police, who ended as runner-up in last year’s competition, will once again be aiming to go one step better and be the region’s sole representative in the national play-offs.

With the chance to compete at the nationals–a huge opportunity for the winning team, fans can expect three days of exciting action that could challenge some of the battles we’ve seen so far at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The national play-offs are set to be staged on July 27 and 28 at the Pouderoyen Tarmac and Haslington Market Square respectively, while the final will be played at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac.

Meanwhile, the qualifiers for the national play-offs are seen below:

Georgetown: Gold is Money (Champion), Sparta Boss, Leopold Street, Bent Street.

East Coast Demerara: Uprising (Champion), Paradise, Melanie-B and Buxton Diamond.

West Demerara: Showstoppers (Champion), ESPN and West Side Ballers.

Linden: Silver Bullets (Champion), Dave and Celina’s All-Stars (National Champion) and Swag Entertainment.

Berbice: Trafalgar (Champion)