ONE of Guyana’s longest-running tournaments, the Mayor’s Cup, was officially launched yesterday in the Chambers of Georgetown’s Mayor Hamilton Green. 

The competition which offers $1M to the winner will kick off on Friday, January 30 at the Victoria Community Centre ground with a double-header.
In the opening game of the tournament, Stag Beer Super 16 champions Grove Hi-Tech will face Golden Grove and the home side Victoria Kings will come up against Agricola.
Number 5 ground in West Berbice will host night two on January 31 when Rosignol United and Cougars collide in the opening fixture from 19:00hrs and Monedderlust play New Amsterdam United.
Matches will continue on February 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15, 18 with the final staged on February 22 at the GFC ground.
Second-place team will receive $300 000, third-placers $200 000 and fourth-placers $100 000.
Mayor Green in whose honour the tournament is held annually since 1981 told the gathering of media and representatives of some of the 24 participating teams, that he’s more than pleased to see the sport back to normalcy and would allow the country’s top players to showcase their talent on the big stage.
The country’s longest-standing Mayor wished all the teams best of luck and asked that the tournament be played with a high level of discipline.
Last year Alpha United defeated Slingerz FC 1-0 when the final was played at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground and this time around, both teams have drawn byes and will not play until Sunday, February 8.

(Rawle Toney)