…First-place trophy named in honour of Kristoff Shepherd
The third edition of the King of Studies III football competition was held on Sunday last at the University of Guyana. It saw 5-0 defending their title against Agri Conquerors in a thrilling 2-0 encounter. The winner walked away with a handsome $100,000 in cash among other incentives.
Raheim Angus has been adjudged MVP of the tournament and top goal scorer
Speaking to Guyana Times Sport at the end of the tournament, founder of the event, Jafar Gibbons, said, “The tournament went well again. We are proud to say that we held another incident-free, high-intensity football tournament. The players were all elated to participate. For some, it was their only sporting event ever done at the university in their four-year degree programme, and we are happy that the King of Studies football tournament facilitate that.”
He relayed that, in playing the tournament, UG was able to honour one of its very own students, Kristoff Shepperd, who suffered an accident earlier in February. In doing so, the first-place prize adopted his name.
First place winners and defending champions, 5-0
The tournament’s first place prize was again won by 5-0, which is a testament to how seriously teams take the tournament.
When asked about hosting the lucrative tournament twice per year, Gibbons noted that, as a committee, they have never thought about hosting the event twice a year, as this would congest the sporting activities planned at the university, and the committee felt it was best to host the event once a year.
Agri Conquerors came in second
Gibbons has also said he wishes to thank the Vice Chancellor and the UG administration for once again facilitating the King of Studies football tournament. This tournament was sponsored by Gibbons and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana.
