-fixtures announced for first set of matches
CORPORATE support for BK International Western Tigers’ inaugural Super 8 knockout tournament continues to pour in, with Keishar’s Gift Shoppe being the latest entity to throw their support behind the tournament. At its launching held last month, president of BK International Western Tigers and Attorney-at-Law Gordon Gilhuys said his club came up with the idea of having this tournament, since no football was played in Georgetown.
“About two months ago I sat down with my fellow executives of the club and we decided to organize this tournament, not only to raise funds for our club, but also give football fans in Georgetown a glimpse of what should have been the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Premier League,” stated Gilhuys.
At a simple ceremony held in their Camp and Hadfield Street’s showroom, manager of Keishar’s Gift Shoppe Shiv Nandalall handed over the second, third and fourth place trophies to the host club.
“On behalf of Keishar’s Gift Shoppe, I wish to express my appreciation to the executives of BK Western Tigers who have afforded us the opportunity to be associated with this tournament that is being played for the first time.
We believe that sports is a vehicle that can be used to unite people and with that in mind, I hope that this tournament brings out the best in not only the players, but the executives from the various clubs involved.  I take this opportunity to wish them all the best of luck,” stated Nandalall.
Gilhuys thanked the sponsors for their willingness to come on board with the tournament, while expressing his desire for their continued support in the future, since they have been supporting the West Ruimveldt based club for a number of years.
The eight teams who will be competing for the first prize of $500,000 and a trophy are Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United, who are undoubtedly the top team in Guyana and who will be given the privilege of playing the first match, Santos, Pele, Riddim Squad, Fruta Conquerors, Sunburst Camptown, GDF and BK International Western Tigers.
Apart from the first prize, the second, third and fourth placed teams will pocket $200,000, $100,000 and $50,000 respectively along with trophies while individual prizes will be awarded to the best goalkeeper, highest goalscorer and Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.
Double- header fixtures will be the order on match days, with the dates for the tournament being 24, 26 and 28th November for the preliminaries.  The finals and third place fixtures will be contested on the 5th December with all matches being played at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.
Action on the first day will see Riddim Squad opposing Sunburst Camptown from 18:00h while in the feature encounter, national club champions Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United will take on Santos in what can be termed a replay of the NAMILCO Football Festival.
Prior to the commencement of the first match, there will be a march past of teams who will be met by officials from the tournament’s sponsors, which includes Cummings Electrical, Ansa Mc Al, King’s Jewellery, Toucan Industries, Keishar’s and Exclusive Boutique just to name a few.