THE title race for the KFC Elite League Season Six has heated up as the top three clubs – Guyana Police Force FC, Slingerz FC, and Guyana Defence Force FC – kick off the week tied on 18 points each.
On Saturday, April 14, reigning champions Guyana Defence Force FC clinched a 3-0 victory over Western Tigers FC, while Slingerz FC secured a commanding 6-0 win against Buxton United FC.

Meanwhile, Slingerz FC sits in second place, also boasting six straight wins, scoring 29 goals and allowing just three.
On the other hand, Guyana Police Force has slipped from the top spot to third position, amassing eighteen points from six wins and one loss. They’ve scored a total of twenty- one goals but allowed eight in the process.

In Saturday’s double-header at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Training Centre in Providence, East Bank Demerara, Slingerz FC, a former league champions, continued their winning streak, outsourcing East Coast Demerara’s Buxton United.

Marcus Tudor found the net twice in the 36th and 39th minutes, followed by Gabriel DeSouza’s strike in the 55th minute, and Darron Niles secured a hat-trick with goals in the 60th, 83rd, and 90+2nd minutes.
In the highly anticipated clash between two of Georgetown’s premier teams, Guyana Defence Force emerged victorious, leveraging their potent attacking prowess and superior fitness against Western Tigers FC.

Western Tigers’ scoring attempts were effectively nullified, while the army team’s strikers made their mark. Obumchi Benjamin opened the scoring in the 50th minute, followed by
his teammate Stephen McDonald just seven minutes later.

It was Sherwyn Caesar who sealed the deal with a goal in the 92nd minute.
Despite their loss, Western Tigers FC remains in fourth place on the points table, holding steady with three wins and three losses, totaling nine points.

Fruta Conquerors FC maintains fifth spot with three wins and four losses, also accumulating nine points, while Den Amstel FC sits in sixth position, securing seven points from two wins, one draw, and two losses.
Ann’s Grove United occupies seventh place, with Santos FC in eighth on the table, boasting two wins and four losses, amassing six points.

A total of ten top-tier clubs are vying for the first-place prize of G$2,000,000, with cash rewards of $1,200,000, $800,000, and $500,000 for the second, third, and fourth positions, respectively.
In the upcoming fixtures for Thursday April 18, Santos FC will go head-to-head against Monedderlust FC at 7 p.m. set to take place at the NTC.