Eight teams from West Demerara Football Association will battle for the top prize of $400,000 as Den Amstel Football Club has joined forced with Banks DIH under their GT Beer brand to host a year end tournament.
The straight knock out tournament which kicks-off on Friday was launched on Wednesday at Banks DIH head office at Thirst Park.
Den Amstel’s Coach O’Neal Yearwood receives the sponsorship cheque from GT Beer Brand Manager Jeff Clements in the presence of other club officials and Banks DIH Managers
The tournament is slated to conclude on January 7 and will be graced by teams such as Young Achievers, Eagles United, Golden Warriors, Stewartville, Pouderoyen, Uitvlugt and Wales United.
Friday’s fixture pits Achievers against Eagles from 18:30h followed by the hosts battling Warriors from 21:00h.
After a few days off for Christmas, the action will resume on December 26 with Pouderoyen facing Stewartville from 18:00h after which Uitvlugt engage Wales from 20:30h.
Coach of Den Amstel, O’Neal Yearwood expressed his gratitude for the support of Banks DIH and feels that the tournament will give teams in the association who are not part of the on-going national tournament a chance to showcase their skills and worth.
More so, Yearwood felt his side stand a significant chance to walking away with championship honours despite their Elite League players not being able to play. According to the coach, his confidence stems from his unit having a wide cross-section of players who can muster a stern challenge.
Additionally, Communications Manager of Banks DIH Limited, Troy Peters stated the entity is extremely pleased to be in support of the venture under their GT Beer brand which he termed as the “beer of the season.”
Peters added the tournament adds to their support of year-end activities and development of football with tournaments in full swing in Berbice and Linden.
“We will continue to support football despite the negatives that we see happening around football at this time. As a good corporate citizen, we are here to support community initiatives and this is one for the people of Den Amstel,” Peters expressed.
Aside from the lucrative first place prize, $200,000 will be awarded to the second placed team while $100,000 and $50, 000 will be given to third and fourth place finishers respectively.
