The 4th annual COURTS Pee Wee Football tournament will kick off today at Banks DIH’s Thirst Park ground where defending champions St Pius Primary will open their title defence against J.E Burnham Primary.
COURTS, Guyana’s leading furniture and appliance store, has pumped $2.8M towards to the hosting of this event while the organisers – Petra Organisation – have once again brought beverage giant Banks DIH Ltd on board under its Malta Supreme brand.
The tournament will engage children under the age of 11, and involve 24 Georgetown primary schools, playing in a round-robin format.
Prizes will be awarded to the top four finishers and individual incentives to the player adjudged the Most Valuable Player (MVP), Highest Goalscorer, Best Goalkeeper and the Most Disciplined Team.
Twelve matches will be played today and the remaining fixtures will see West Ruimveldt face Redeemer Primary at 10:00hrs on Pitch #1, while Comenius will take on Green Acres on Pitch #2.
Starting at 10:45hrs, St Stephen’s will engage St Gabriel’s while Tucville and St Thomas Moore square off at the same time.
At 11:30 hrs, F.E Pollard clash with St Angela’s and at 12:15hrs, Success Academy go up against Enterprise and East La Penitence and Ketley do battle.
St Margaret’s and Smith Memorial collide at 13:00hrs and this game will be played simultaneously with the one between South Ruimveldt and St Ambrose.
In the final double-header of the day, Marian Academy collide with Stella Maris and North Georgetown tackle Winfer Gardens.
The Ministry of Education is also working in collaboration with the Petra Organisation to ensure that the event is a success.