By Joe Chapman
SIXTEEN teams drawn from several communities across Region 10, Upper Demerara/ Upper Berbice are slated to contest the Republic Classic Beach Football Tournament.

The tournament is being organised by the Pinnacle Promotions from February 26 through to March 7 at the Christianburg Community Centre ground, Linden.

According to organizer Collis Gifth, the aim is to ensure the calendar in Linden is inclusive and caters to all genres of entertainment; sports being an important category for the mining town.

Gifth said “With the reintroduction of contact sports following a two-year long halt as a result of COVID-19, there has been the hosting of a plethora of tournaments catering to many disciplines of sports, however beach football has not taken a prominent role in this reintroduction in Linden and nationally. This absence has certainly created a high level of excitement amongst the beach football community inclusive of players and fanatics. In this regard, the decision to host such a tournament will reinvigorate that enthusiasm locally.”

This Republic Classic football tournament, Gifth offered, was designed to give players and fans the opportunity to enjoy one of the most invigorating forms of football in an organized and competitive setting, sharing fabulous sportsmanship moments together.

Teams will represent such communities like Timehri, Kuru Kuru, Yarrokabra, Kwakwani, Ituni, Aroima, Coomaka Mines and other communities in Region 10, Linden, and the competition has the support of the Guyana Football Federation, according to Gifth.