Courts Optical powers Pee Wee Tournament for 10th edition

Courts Optical has hopped aboard the Pee-Wee train as title sponsors of the record 10th edition.
The announcement was made at the launch of this year’s Under-11 Primary Schools’ tournament on Thursday afternoon at the company’s Main Street, Georgetown head office.
Once again organised by Guyana’s top grassroots football administrator, the Petra Organisation, the decade-old tournament will, for the first time, carry the Courts Optical brand.
The significant ceremony was attended by Courts Optical Brand Manager Richard Simpson; Petra Co-Director Troy Mendonca; Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director Bryan Joseph and the Ministry of Education’s Deputy Chief Education Officer, Marti DeSouza.

At the launch, it was disclosed that a total of 32 schools can possibly vie for the Pee Wee title from September 23 to November 12, with all matches being played at the Ministry of Education’s Ground on Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.
During Thursday’s launch, Simpson addressed the massive milestone that the tournament was embarking on and what the tournament meant for the company.
“This year the tournament is celebrating a milestone, which is 10 years. Ten years is not something simple to look over, it is showing that there’s opportunity and it’s showing that there’s a bright future for the tournament,” Simpson shared.
He went on to add, “It’s not about the numbers, it’s more towards how we can develop the community and how we can nurture young talent to make a lasting, positive impact. Let’s not underestimate the power of this investment, it’s not just financial, it’s about creating positive social impact, while enhancing Unicomer’s reputation.”
The teams will be divided into eight groups of four, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the knockout stage. The losers from the elimination will battle in the plate section of the tournament to round off the top 16 teams.
A championship trophy, medals and uniforms will be presented to the winning team, while each player will also be presented with a tablet.
The second-place side will leave with a trophy, medals and balls while third place will collect a trophy and balls. There will also be the usual individual prizes up for grabs.
Enterprise Primary School is the current champions after they claimed the title of the ninth edition in 2022 with a 2-1 victory over former champions St Pius, in the final.
This year’s tournament will have a wider reach, including teams from Regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, and 10.