–    …event to be launched tomorrow
THE Stag Beer Inter-Ward seven-a-side Street football is geared to create havoc between competing teams from the various areas in Linden with profound interest brewing among football hungry players in the mining town. Run by the Young Achievers group in collaboration with 20/20 Sports Bar, winners of the tournament which begins on February 14th will pocket $200,000, second place $100,000 and third place $50,000.

According to member of the organising group Anthony White, the inter-ward knock-out formatting was used to get mass participation and to give a number of players a chance to cash in on the lucrative tournament.

The areas – Central Mackenzie, Christianburg/Blueberry Hill, Amelia’s Ward, Poker Street Flat, Mines, Wisroc/Block22 and Half Mile/One Mile – will all front four teams each, which according to White, will see not only players coming out in their numbers, but people within the various communities coming out.

He added that Ansa McAl is the lone sponsor of the event and that so far, the response from the communities slated has been overwhelming.
A registration fee of $2000 per team will be charged for the event which is set to launch tomorrow at the 20/20 Sports Bar in Linden.