“WE operate within the community and, as part of German’s social responsibility, it’s important for us to give back to that same community that supports us throughout the year. This is one of the initiatives that we’re proud to be associated with, that is, the International Futsal Festival,” said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of German’s Restaurant, Clinton Urling, as he presented a monetary contribution for the upcoming tournament.

The presentation was today made at the eatery’s New Market Street headquarters and received by Lakeisha Pearson and Kashif Mohammad on behalf of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF.)

Urling, in extending best wishes for a successful tournament, said the reach of the sport and the organisations involved have motivated his sponsorship.

“Sports reach a wide cross-section of youths, fans and people overall and at German’s, any opportunity we get, (would support) especially organisations such as GFF and Kashif and Shanghai.

“That was the main impetus for us to get involved in this competition and we look forward to both organisations’ hosting of a successful tournament.”

The four-day festival is scheduled to kick off on December 27 at 18:00hrs with six matches, each being played on the hour culminating with the final match at 23:00hrs.

It will feature eight teams placed in two groups including Morvant Caledonia United from Trinidad and Tobago, ZV All-Stars from Suriname and a Sao Paula selection from Brazil. Other local teams are an East Coast All-Stars, Linden All-Stars, Georgetown All-Stars and West Demerara All-Stars.

The winning team will pocket $1.2M, while the losing finalists will receive half that amount. Third- and fourth-placed finishers will collect $300 000 and $100 000 respectively.