The Eve Leary Ground will be filled with excitement as the 592 Tip-ball Tournament slated for July 28 gets underway with the aim of promoting Counter-Trafficking in Persons and is expected to be filled with jubilant competition and passionate fans.
The tournament will see the participation of 18 male teams including Sophia Unstoppable, Plum Park Warriors, Sparta Boss, Germain Jr, Progressive Warriors, E-Field Dynamic Warriors, Tucville Terrorist, Sophia B, Back Circle, CPCE, De Santos, Festival City, A-Field Warriors, Street Vibez and three female teams thus far in the categories of adolescent-males, females and seniors.
Romario Samaroo of the Special Programs Unit at the Ministry of Human Services, while speaking at the launch, divulged the aim of the tournament.
He said: “In actuality, July is celebrated as World Trafficking in Persons Month and as the Ministry responsible for raising awareness, we decided that using such a sport such as football, which is one of the two most popular sports in Guyana as a vessel to promote Counter-Trafficking in Persons and to raise awareness in sensitising the public of the issues of the Trafficking in Persons [problem] that is why we decided to take this route.”
The format of the tournament will see five persons per team playing for two halves of five minutes of regulation time. Two games will be played at the same time.
The winner of the tournament will cart off $100,000 along with trophies while the runners-up will receive $60,000 along with trophies.
Admission to the event is free of cost and it will commence at 13:00h.
