YESTERDAY, in the boardroom of the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport, the Kashif & Shanghai Organisation officially launched their second Futsal Championship under the ‘One Guyana’ banner, and they announced that this will be an annual event going forward.

This year’s competition kicks off on April 9th and will conclude in May at the National Park where the champion will be crowned and cashed out with the $1M cash prize. The runners up will pocket $500,000, third $200,000 and fourth $100,000. In addition, the MVP of the tournament will ride away with a brand-new motorcycle.
Supporters will not be left out, it was announced that six lucky fans will receive one motorcycle each.

A total of 32 teams are billed for this competition, which has been approved by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), and they will play in the group round-robin format/knockout format.

Kashif Muhammad, of the Medal Of Service awarded body, revealed that they will be collaborating with the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport. He also mentioned that futsal is an important aspect to the overall development of football, which has been proven by Brazil’s success in the sport globally.

Additionally, fans can look forward to an inter-school and a female futsal competition soon.

The 32 teams will be split into eight groups of four and each match night will feature five games being played. The round-robin games will feature 15 minutes of running time while the knockout will be 40 minutes.

So far, the K&S has engaged with their traditional sponsors but anticipated much more support in the coming weeks.