Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ national final…

IF there was any lingering doubt about the unmatched popularity of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Community football extravaganza, it was quickly put to rest by the irrefutable turnout witnessed at this year’s zone competitions.

Held across different regions in the country, football fans clearly demonstrated that even the four-year hiatus caused by the COVID pandemic had little or no effect on the most celebrated street football tournament in Guyana.

The evidence was so strong that even the newly included Anna Regina zone which was held in Essequibo, saw massive crowd turnouts which must have been an encouraging sign for organisers, Banks DIH Ltd.
Last Week’s culmination of the Bartica zone has now allowed full attention to the national finals to be staged this Friday in the West Demerara area, at the Pouderoyen tarmac.
Nine teams will be vying for top honours with the winner earning the coveted right to brag for a period of one year as the best in the country.

Over $2million in prize monies and trophies will also be up for grabs, while fans will benefit from giveaways throughout the night’s proceedings.
The teams making this year’s final are reigning East Coast champions, Hustlers, Essequibo’s All Stars, Berbice’s East Bank Gunners, Linden’s Silver Bullets, West Demerara’s Ballerz Empire and Showstoppers, Georgetown’s Laing Avenue and North Ruimveldt and Bartica’s Mighty Rulers.

According to the organisers, debutants All Stars will kick-off the night’s proceedings when they lock horns with Hustlers with the winner advancing to the main draw to face Laing Avenue in the final quarter-final matchup.
In the other fixtures: Gunners take on Silver Bullets; Ballerz Empire tackle North Ruimveldt and Mighty Rulers collide with Showstoppers.

The winners will then advance to the semi-finals with Game one playing three and Game two taking on four for places in the final.
The winning team will cart off $1million, while second, third and fourth-placed finishers will receive $500,000, $350,000 and $200,000, respectively.