IN THE region, the best teams under the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) umbrella will kick off their 2015 Club Championship campaign today and here in Guyana, the country’s number one side Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United will face off with arch rivals Inter Moengotapoe. 

The game today at the Guyana National Stadium which kicks off at 16:00hrs, will be the first meeting between the South American-based clubs in close to three years with Inter Moengotapoe holding an unbeaten record.
At a press conference yesterday, Alpha United head coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover pointed out that, having strengthened their squad following their loss to Bakewell Slingerz in the Kashif and Shanghai final, Alpha have the ability to bring a positive result.
A chance to feature once again in the CONCACAF Champions League is on the horizon but Dover’s vision currently lies only getting out of the group that also features Trinidad and Tobago Pro-League club Central FC; his April 19 opponents.
Asked if any “scouting” was done, Dover said “no” but his staff will use the “early movements of the team” and added that his side is also tactically as much as physically prepared for today’s game.
Meanwhile, Inter Moengotapoe’s Communication Officer Humphrey Dundas, sitting in for the club’s head coach expressed similar views as Dover; that is to finish atop of the Group.
Just like their meetings prior to today’s game, Dundas opined that the game will be nothing short of competitiveness since Alpha United are labelled one of the quality sides they have faced in the competition over the years.
Before facing Alpha United on Sunday, the Trinidad’s Central FC will play the Suriname club on Friday at the same venue.
The second club from Guyana to contest the championship, Guyana Defence Force (GDF), have been drawn in Group 11 that will be hosted by T&T side DirecTV W Connection.
A total of 15 amateur and professional clubs from across the CFU will participate in the tournament which is anticipated to be highly competitive.
According to the CFU, as a reflection of the rich diversity of the CFU, the host clubs, and by extension the host countries are a microcosm of the different languages, cultures and peoples that make up the CFU.
The Preliminary Round, comprising four groups, will be played simultaneously from April 13 to 20, while the Final Round will be played May 20-25 in a straight Knockout format in order to crown a Champion for the 2015 CFU Club Championship and also secure the three Caribbean berths to the CONCACAF Champions League.
The respective Group winners will advance to the final phase.