BEVERAGE manufacturing giant Banks DIH Limited Banks Beer Brand Manager Brian Choo-Hen yesterday confirmed that his company is more than committed to the continuity of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Cup. 

Having been the tournament’s title and platinum sponsor for the past four years, Choo-Hen made the announcement at a simple presentation ceremony where the winners Alpha United, second-place Guyana Defence Force (GDF), along with Pele and Western Tigers, all received their spoils from the 2014/2015 tournament.
Behind Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson’s brilliance, Alpha United hammered GDF 3-1 to lift the title for the second time while Pele were 1-0 winners over Western Tigers to clinch the third place trophy at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, on January 1 when the tournament culminated.
Yesterday, Alpha United received $3M, whilst GDF collected $1.5M, Pele $1M and Western Tigers $500 000 for their respective placings in the tournament.
Speaking to the press in the sponsor’s boardroom, Choo-Hen pointed out that not only the brand, but the company is “committed to development of sports on the whole and yes, especially this tournament and football, we look forward to supporting it for years to come”.
Sixteen (16) teams, all affiliates of the GFA, participated in this year’s tournament, as compared to 32 teams last year, nonetheless, the event had the same excitement as the previous year and with that, Choo-Hen said that he and the company were contented.
“We’re satisfied with the support given, because of the fact it was a Georgetown tournament, the fan base was that of mainly Georgetown people, so, we have several other tournaments that were running simultaneously with this tournament, including our own on the West Side and Linden, so definitely it was a good tournament and we look forward to the fan base growing.”

(By Rawle Toney)