TODAY is the final day of action in the Dr Noel Blackman Birth Anniversary seven-a-side Inter-Ward/Street/Village knockout football tournament, which is set to kick off at 17:00 h at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground. According to the organiser Lennox Arthur, 12 teams including reigning Banks DIH/Guinness ‘Greatest of De Streets’ champions Broad Street and losing semifinalists in the same tournament Alexander Village will do battle for the first prize of $100 000 and a trophy.
The second-placed team will also cart off a trophy and $50 000, with Dr Blackman’s son Nigel expected to be on hand to assist with the distribution of prizes to the respective winners at the end of the tournament.
All matches will be of 20 minutes’ duration (10 minutes per half), with sudden death penalty shootout being used to decide the winner. The 12 teams are: Mocha, Alexander Village, Sophia, North East La Penitence, Broad Street, Pouderoyen, Grove, Lima Dam, Kuru Kururu, Timehri, Charlotte Street and Tiger Bay. (Calvin Roberts)