Beacons Football Club have been crowned champions of the Bartica Football Association Senior Men’s League. They turned in a stunning performance on Saturday night at the Bartica Community Centre Ground to register a commanding 7-0 victory over Agatash United Football Club.
Beacons Football Club have maintained an impeccable record in the league, with 42 points from 16 matches culled from 13 wins and three draws. And on match night, they culminated a near flawless journey to the championship.
From as early as just eight minutes into the November 4 game, spectators were treated to an exhilarating championship match characterised by remarkable goal-scoring.
Whitley Welcome dominated the goal-scoring, netting two goals in the 8th and 17th minutes of the game, while Kyle Caesar (28th), Quance Butters (30th), Brian Joseph (50th), Jermaine Christian (57th), Ronaldo Parris (60th), and Kurt Welcome (68th) each contributed one goal to secure the team’s claim to the championship.
The Beacon FC Goals scorers
Potaro Strikers have also played 16 matches, registering 13 wins, one loss, and two draws, from which they amassed a total of 41 points to secure the second position on the table.
In their final match of the season, the Strikers administered a 6-0 whipping on Lazio Football Club.
Nykosai Williams initiated the scoring in the 9th minute, while Reon Hall contributed two goals in the 52nd and 61st minutes. Michael Henry (23rd), Shamar Stephens (47th), and Keron Spencer (71st) sealed the victory with one goal each.
Defending champions Rivers View Football Club managed to secure 12 victories, but suffered four losses, resulting in a total of 36 points and a third-place finish overall.
From June to November, fans were treated to extraordinary matches involving nine teams — Beacons, Rivers View, Rising Stars, Lazio, Agatash United, AK Galaxy, Potaro Strikers, Mil Ballers, and Wolves United — vying for the championship.
Bartica Football Association President Alden Marslowe has congratulated all participating clubs, and emphasised that the league’s successful completion would not have been achievable without the invaluable support of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).
“The 2023 B.F.A Senior Men’s League can be described as groundbreaking, due to the fact that, for the first time in over a decade, nine clubs participated in a full league (two rounds) at Bartica. The assistance that we received from the Guyana Football Federation has once again proven to be a valuable necessity to the reality and success of the league,” Marslowe has said.
He added, “Bartica is overflowing with gratitude towards the GFF, the Executive Committee of the BFA, all stakeholders and all clubs that participated in the league. We look forward to building upon this success to make the league grand in the coming season.”
In June, GFF President Wayne Forde disbursed $12.4 million in cheques to the nine Regional Associations (RAs) as part of the Members Financial Assistance Programme (M-FAP) for the implementation of the 2023 Senior Men’s League.
Launched in 2020 with the complete endorsement of the GFF Congress, M-FAP serves as a pioneering initiative designed to offer assistance to GFF members across four vital areas: Administration and Operations, Equipment and Material, Competition and Technical Development, and Infrastructure Development.
President Forde has extended his congratulations to the Bartica Football Association and the players for their accomplishment of yet another successful tournament.
“The Federation remains steadfast in its commitment to investing in club-level football development, offering players a competitive platform and a pathway to pursue opportunities on the senior national team programme and beyond Guyana,” Forde said.
He added: “Witnessing the enthusiasm of fans actively engaging with the senior men’s league was truly gratifying.”
