KFC Guyana serves $10M to GFF/K&S for year-end football
From Left: Co-director Aubrey ‘Major’ Shanghai, KFC’s Charissa Rampersaud, GFF president Wayne Forde, co-director Kashif Muhammad, and KFC’s Marketing Officer, Pamella Manasseh at their Vlissengen Road headquarters yesterday
From Left: Co-director Aubrey ‘Major’ Shanghai, KFC’s Charissa Rampersaud, GFF president Wayne Forde, co-director Kashif Muhammad, and KFC’s Marketing Officer, Pamella Manasseh at their Vlissengen Road headquarters yesterday

THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif & Shanghai Organisation year-end tournament has been given an extremely significant boost with Beharry Restaurant Holdings Inc., through KFC Guyana, pledging $10 million in sponsorship to the year-end tournament which commenced yesterday.

GFF president Wayne Forde expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support of KFC for football in Guyana, notably the KFC Intra-Association Under-20 Championship and now this momentous tournament.

Despite the ongoing inclement weather, Forde said they are still focused on ensuring the tournaments run in accordance with the COVID-19 guidelines and they are not too worried about the weather, given the norm at this juncture of the year.

Operations Manager for KFC Guyana, Charissa Rampersaud, felt the unifying effect the sport has on Guyanese people made it most ideal to support the iconic tournament.

‘Football is a unifying sport that brings Guyanese people across the country together. Sport plays such an important part in the development of our young people by helping them to become well-rounded individuals”, Rampersaud expressed.

The 10-day tournament culminates on January 1. Matches are currently scheduled for Georgetown Football Club at Bourda, Buxton Community Centre, Bartica along with the Mackenzie Sports Club and the National Track and Field Facility, Leonora, where the final would be played at either of the two venues.

Tomorrow, from 17:00hrs, action is scheduled to take place att the Georgetown Football Club with Fruta Conquerors and Berbice All-Stars, followed by the opening ceremony at 19:00hrs then Western Tigers versus Rupununi from 20:30hrs.

The first prize is set at $2M, while second-placers will settle for $1M. The third- and fourth-place finishers will grab $500 000 and $250 000 respectively, while each team will receive a $200 000 participation fee.

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