THE Road to Mecca National Club Basketball Championship final is set to blow the roof off the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when the Bounty Colts and the Dyna’s Ravens are set to collide on Saturday evening.
At a press conference held Friday at the Pegasus, President of the Colts club, Michael Singh and Raven’s captain Darcel Harris expressed confidence in their club’s chances.
“Colts were tailor made to beat the Ravens and we expect a great game, first year it was though we finished third, got second the following year and then won the last two but we are prepared and it’s going to be a great final and the entertainment with Timeka Marshall should add to the game as well, so we are urging the fans to come out and support,” Singh noted.
“For us we are going to come and play hard, we have earned our wins by sticking to a game plan and that’s what we will do and we think we will have a great final, I also what to say we believe the federation has been doing a great job with the tournament,” Harris stated at the press conference.
President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation Nigel Hinds noted that they are hoping to produce one of the best finals come Saturday night not just with basketball but also with entertainment.
“This should be a god final we are adding everything we can from a federation standpoint to give it the best atmosphere and to attract as much fans as possible to go with the brilliant entertainment by Ms Marshall,” Hinds mentioned.
Meanwhile, entertainer, Timeka Marshall will be in attendance for a massive half time show expected to rock the Sports Hall on Saturday night.
“Yeah I am looking forward to coming out there and performing, I will be feeding off the vibes because I know that the fans are usually into their teams but we also know what sports does for our community and I must commend the organisers for their efforts, so yeah,” Marshall noted
The Ravens and Colts will face off for the first time in the Road to Mecca title as the Colts look to make it three in a row while the Ravens are out for redemption.
Tip-off is at 19:00h with the third place game between the Kobras and the Victory Valley Royals before the featured final set for 21:00h.