Linden, Georgetown spring into action tonight at Leonora

ACTION in the inaugural One Guyana President’s Cup football tournament continues tonight at the National Track & Field Centre (NTFC), Leonora, instead of the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) venue as was initially published.

This evening is match-day two and will feature another double-header with perennial powerhouses, Region Four and Region 10, springing into action following Region Nine and Region Three wins on the opening night.

First whistle sounds at 18:00hrs and will see Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region 10) and Mahaica-Berbice (Region 5) match skills in that Group A clash. Demerara-Mahaica (Region Four) will be pitted against Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) in the feature match (Group B) that kicks off at 20:30hrs.

This second-leg of the President’s Cup is being played in the round-robin, knockout format with the best two teams from Group A and Group B advancing to the semifinals that are scheduled to be played on December 28. The grand final and third-place playoff is set for January 1, 2023.

Group A comprises Regions Four, Six, Seven, Eight and Nine, while Group B consists of Regions One, Two, Three, Five and Ten.

Apart from the NTFC tonight, the competition will see action at the Georgetown Football Club ground, Number 5, Albion and Bartica, while the organisers are lobbying for the final to be played at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

This tournament has an incentive budget that exceeds $30M and the MVP is set to be awarded a house lot.

Some of the sponsors of this tournament include Caribbean Airlines, New GPC, Ansa McAl, GTT, Digicel, E-Networks, Edward B. Beharry Group, Sterling Products Ltd, Banks DIH (tentative), Tiger Rentals and Marics & Company Ltd.

Yesterday, at its 186 Charlotte Street office, Marics presented head of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF); Wayne Forde, a brand new Honda motorcycle that will be the prize for the tournament’s highest goalscorer.

Admission to tonight’s matches will be $1 000 for adults while children will enter free of charge.