WITH the favourable weather and bright sunshine in the Land of Many Waters recently, the organisers of the NAMILCO Football Festival, Fruta Conquerors Football Club, will bring down the curtain on Friday night at the Tucville Playfield. According to a release from the club, “unfavourable weather conditions caused the tournament’s incompletion late last year” and as such, they decided to conclude same this month, given that the weather has improved.
Spectators will be treated to what is expected to be a thrilling conclusion as Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United face off with Santos FC for the $500 000 first prize, while the host team will clash with Victoria Kings in the third place showdown.
The tournament’s runners-up will have to settle for the $200 000 prize while third- and fourth-placed finishers will cart off $100 000 and $50 000 respectively.
This annual fund-raising activity for the Fruta Conquerors Football Club commenced in October of last year with 17 teams and has had a total of 39 goals scored to date, with the leading goalscorers being Alpha’s Shevane Seaforth and Shawn Bishop who have five goals each.
Partners of the Fruta Conquerors who helped make this tournament possible include the National Milling Company (NAMILCO), Banks DIH Limited, GT&T, Oasis Water Company, Bayridge Taxi Service, Global Technology, 2J’s General Store Regent Street and Junior’s Jewellery Robb Street.