THE ANNUAL Mayor’s Cup Football tournament will kick off on Sunday, October 19 at the Den Amstel ground with Grove Hi-Tech taking on Eagles and Riddim Squad coming up against Uitvlugt. 

Alpha United are the defending champions after edging Slingerz Football Club by a 1-0 margin at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground and pundits are keen on seeing if the country’s big spending clubs have what it takes to clash again for the tournament’s $1M first place prize.
Apart from the first place purse, the team finishing second will pocket $500 000 while third- and fourth-place are set to go home with $200 000 and $100 000 respectively.
Games are scheduled to be played on a ‘win or go home’ basis and the final is set for November 23 at the GFC ground.
Grove Hi-Tech, Eagles, Riddim Squad, Uitvlugt, Slingerz FC, Alpha United, Mahaica, Pele, Bakewell Buxton Stars, Fruta Conquerors, Sunburst Camptown, BV/ Triumph United, Santos, New Amsterdam United, Kuru Kururu Warriors, Rosignol United, Den Amstel, Victoria Kings, Haslington, Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Georgetown Football Club (GFC), Beacon, Monedderlust, Cougars, Western Tigers, Young Achievers, Agricola, Ann’s Grove, Pouderoyen, Golden Grove, Timehri Panther and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are the participating teams.
The 32-team tournament, according to the fixtures, will see matches being played at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground, Number 5 ground in West Coast Berbice, Victoria ground on the East Coast of Demerara and the GFC ground.

(Rawle Toney)