THE highly anticipated One Guyana President’s Cup nationwide football tournament kicks off today, at four locations in Berbice, Linden and Essequibo.
The one-of-a-kind tournament will feature two stages. First, 16 inter-ward teams in each Administrative Region of Guyana will compete for top honours.

The second stage will see a 25-man squad, comprising the best players in each of the 10 regions, being selected for a grand battle to decide the victors of the One Guyana President’s Cup on January 1, 2023.

The first match of the tournament, a double-header, will be in Region 10 at the Wisburg ground. One Mile will match skills with Blueberry Hill at 13:00hrs before Block 22 are pitted against Central Amelia’s Ward in the other match.

Meanwhile in Region Two, the first match of that zone will get underway at 15:00hrs at the Anna Regina Multilateral school ground.

Later in the day, Region Six will get into action with a double-header at the Scot School ground in New Amsterdam. Central New Amsterdam will play Lower Corentyne at 17:00hrs while North New Amsterdam will try to boot Canje out in the feature fixture at 20:00hrs.

A double-header is also scheduled for Region Five. Paradise versus Number 28 Village at 18:00hrs and Rosignol against Number Five Village at 20:00hrs under lights at the Rosignol Community Centre.