Top 8 teams to compete for over $1M in cash prize

EIGHT of the best teams from the West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) will be on show when the second Slingerz Football Club Stag West Side Mashramani Knock-out tournament kicks off on February 16.
The event will officially be launched on Friday, January 31, where all participating teams will be named apart from tournament hosts and defending champions Slingerz FC.
The recently crowned Banks Beer Cup Champions used last year’s competition as an initiation into Guyana’s football arena and this year’s competition will mark the club’s one-year anniversary.
Just like last year, the winners will pocket $500 000, second-placers $300 000, third-placers $200 000 and fourth-placers $100 000.
“Slingerz FC is more than pleased to present this tournament once again which is exclusive for teams only on the ‘West Side’,” the club’s general manager Collin Aaron said in a Press release.
Slingerz FC defeated Den Amstel 3-0 to lift the inaugural trophy when the final was played at a packed Den Amstel Community Centre ground last year, with the win being the club’s (Slingerz) first title.
“This tournament is very dear to the club because it is where Slingerz FC was born and it was actually the first official tournament we’ve played and won and we know it’s not going to be a walk in the park for us, since the other clubs over the last year have all strengthened (themselves) and are eager to overthrow us,” Aaron said.
The proposed playing dates for the second edition of the Championship are February 16, 21, 24 and the Final on March 1. Venues and other logistics in relation to the competition will be made known at the launching.