THE Ancient County of Berbice will see the kick-off of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Berbice Championship at the New Amsterdam Ferry (NA) Stelling tarmac this evening.
In a release to the media, Coordinator of the tournament, Phillip Carrington said, “It will be a very competitive tournament. All the players have been asking about it and looking forward to it.”

Carrington went on to say, “It’s a great tournament, and it has come at the right time because no football is being played countrywide and nothing has been played in Berbice since New Year’s Day so the players will get something to play and the public will get something to look at.”

It has been confirmed that 12 elimination matches will be staged on the opening night, with the resulting winners advancing to the round-of-16 stage to join the top four finishers from last year’s edition.

The teams that have earned a direct berth to the round-of-16 section are defending champs NA Kings, Mahaicony, Outsiders and East Bank Gunners.
Eleven matchups have been confirmed thus far, with the final fixture set to be established today.

At 19:00hrs, No. #5-A take on Young Strikers-A, while Hopetown will engage Young Strikers from 19:30hrs and No. #5-B will face Dam Boys at 20:00hrs.
Meanwhile Goal Rush United take aim at Soccer Ville from 20:30hrs while Trafalgar clash with Tucber Stars from 21:00hrs and Rose Hall Town take on Tucber Giants at 21:30hrs.

The seventh fixture sees Street Knights tackle Ol Skool at 22:00hrs, while Young Squad clash with Platinum Squad at 22:30hrs and City Ville face Top-7 at 23:00hrs.
In the 10th showdown, Canje will wage battle with Twenties from 23:00hrs while Lichfield United clash with Big Ballers at 23:30hrs.