Guinness Greatest of De Streets set for Berbice and Linden
Representatives from the coordinating committee from Linden and Berbice, along with officials from Banks DIH, at yesterday’s launching.
Representatives from the coordinating committee from Linden and Berbice, along with officials from Banks DIH, at yesterday’s launching.

WITH Georgetown, the West Coast and East Coast of Demerara already participating, the Guinness Greatest of De Streets football tournament now heads to the Ancient County of Berbice and Linden. Berbice will see 16 teams compete in their ‘piece of the pie’ which kicks off tonight in New Amsterdam (NA) at the old Ferry tarmac and will conclude on Sunday.

The competing teams are: We Them Boys, Rosignol, Canje, Corriverton, Unruly Gang, East Bank Gunners, Fiesta Boys, Courtland Black Sharks, New Amsterdam (NA) Kings, Manchester Boys, Big Ballers, Courtland Stars, Lochaber Boys, Spartans, Five Yard and Up-Top Ballers.
In the opening game tonight, in Berbice, We Them Boys match skills with Canje from 18:00hrs while NA Kings tackle Lochaber Boys from 18:30hrs.
The third matchup pits East Bank Gunners against Fiesta Boys from 19:00hrs and Courtland Stars against Up-Top Ballers from 19:30hrs.
At 20:00hrs, Rosignol will oppose Corriverton while Manchester Boys will tackle Big Ballers from 20:30hrs. The final two matchups will pit Unruly Gang against Courtland Black Sharks from 21:00hrs and Spartans against Five Yard from 21:30hrs.
Linden, hosting their fourth installation of the nationwide event, will host their competition from April 22 to May 5, coinciding with the Town’s anniversary celebration, featuring 32 teams, playing at two venues – Mackenzie Car Park and the Silver City Hard Court.
The winners of both tournaments will pocket $300 000 and second-through-fourth will gain $150 000, $100 000 and $75 000 respectively.
Lee Baptiste, Guinness Brand Manager, pointed out his company’s continued support in sports at the grassroots level.
With Berbice finally having its say in the national and regional event, Baptiste believes that the time now, is right for the popular format of the game to head to virgin territory.
Over the last three years, Baptiste said that Linden has played a major role in helping to make the National tournament a success and the Guinness manager also wished the competing teams a successful event and asked that only their best behaviour be exhibited.

By Rawle Toney

 

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