AFTER successfully hosting competitions in Georgetown and on the ‘West Side’, the popular Guinness Greatest of the Streets football tournament now heads to the East Coast of Demerara. Named the ‘East Coast Edition’, the Guinness Greatest of the Streets will kick off tomorrow at the Haslington Market Square and conclude on April 4 at the same venue.

Sixteen teams will compete for a chance of not only winning the $300 000 first place prize, but also be one of the two teams that will represent the East Coast in the National playoffs later in June and ultimately, a chance to don the colours of the Golden Arrowhead in the Caribbean championship.
The second-place team will go home with $150 000, third-placers $100 000 and fourth-placers $50 000.
Lee Baptiste, Banks DIH’s Guinness brand manager, told the Media in his company’s headquarters, that “Banks DIH under the Guinness brand is very proud and thankful for the overwhelming support we’ve gotten to date and we want to assure all that the Guinness in the Streets tournament is here to stay”.
Under the Petra Organisation, the tournament, which is in its third year, will not only ignite and unite villages on the East Coast but will also bring about camaraderie among the players and their supporters, according to Troy Mendonca, one of the directors of the entity,
He said Petra Organisation is pleased to once again team up with Banks DIH to stage the tournament and expects to see the players display the same passion as in previous years.
Apart from the home side (Haslington), the other competing teams are Ann’s Grove Punters, Buxton, BV A&B, Church Yard United, Golden Grove Superstars, Mahaica, Melanie A&B, Nabaclis, Plaisance A&B, Victoria and Vryheid’s Lust.
The teams will be placed in four groups of four and will first play each other with the top two teams from each group heading into the knockout stage.