$1.7M up for grabs in Linden Town Week Inter-Ward Football Championship

– Tournament kicks off on April 24 with teams from 6 wards

The Linden Town Week Inter-Ward Football Tournament will see the winners walking away with $1 million while the runners-up will bag $400,000, and the third-place winner will get $200,000. The fourth-place finisher will collect $100,000.
The tournament will commence on Friday, April 24, 2026, with the finals on Friday, May 1, 2026, at the Bayroc National Stadium.
The teams participating in the event will attend a briefing at the Bayroc National Stadium on Friday, April 10, where the tournament booklet and rules will be distributed.

At the launch, the co-director of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation, Kashif Muhammad, informed the ward representatives, “We all know that football is Linden’s main sport, and with that, we decided to round up some finances and keep football going in Linden. We reached out to the UDFA and decided to collaborate to do this inter-ward event, where we will have six wards. They are Amelia’s Ward/Kara Kara, Central Mackenzie/South Mackenzie and Mines, Silvertown/West Watooka and Canvas City, Blueberry Hill/Alleys/Valleys/Christianburg, Half Mile/One Mile/Scheme, and Block 22/Wisrock. We think this encompasses all the footballers in Linden.”
Muhammad reflected on what inspired the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation to return to promoting football in Linden and said that when the Bayroc National Stadium was opened by President Irfan Ali, “I was really impressed by the football game that was played between the Georgetown Football Association and counterparts UDFA. Nice football, beautiful passes, the guys’ condition was relatively good, and I was truly impressed. And because of that, we realised that we don’t want football to die because everyone is excited.”
He informed all that “We have a beautiful facility, the Bayroc Stadium, and very soon, within the next two months, I would say, we will have the Mackenzie Stadium opened, and the Honourable Minister of Sport Charles Ramson Jr said that football would be played at both places. In fact, the UDFA League would be played at both venues.”
Long-time associate of the K & S Organisation, Franklyn Wilson, opined, “The Kashif and Shanghai Organisation, which, of course, is a household name in Linden, would have taken up the challenge to bring back competitive football in Linden, which has been held by the UDFA. The KS held discussions with the UDFA; it’s a partnership, more or less. I think Town Week would have provided the ideal platform to relaunch competitive football in Linden.”
Representing the UDFA was its treasurer, Kevin DeJonge, who said the UDFA sees this as a jump start for them and their domestic football programme. He expressed that the association supports the initiative to team up with the K & S organisation.
DeJonge, looking ahead, offered, “Outside of the Bayroc Stadium, we know the Mackenzie Sports Club will be coming on board, and this will add a lot to what we want to do because immediately after this, we will be looking at getting our league in place. We will be getting our knockout competition and focusing on our youth development football.
This is just a part of what we plan as we are looking forward to the support of the public. The inter-ward is an all-inclusive competition. We are excited and looking forward to bigger and better things.”