GDF, Police march into Elite League Cup semis

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Guyana Police Force (GPF) football clubs have all but sealed their spots in the semi-final round of the ongoing Elite League Cup, on the backs of commanding victories on Wednesday night.
The Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) National Training Centre (NTC) hosted both law enforcement teams as they pushed to secure semi-final places in next Tuesday’s semi-final round of the inaugural competition.

First up in Wednesday night’s doubleheader was a clash for the top spot in Group B, which was eventually seized by the GPF Football Club (FC) in a 6–0 drubbing of Santos FC.
An own goal made the first difference between the two sides, as Police welcomed the 1–0 lead in the 26th minute. By the 35th, Makayah Jervis made it a 2–0 game, while Jemar Harrigan’s close-range shot on the 37th also found the back of the net.
On the brink of halftime, Nicholas McArthur added his name to the scoresheet to put the GPF four goals ahead.
Santos had a better second half, creating several chances but failing to finish. Defensively, they only conceded two more goals, which came off the boots of Jervis in the 54th minute and Randy Roberts in the 58th, to seal Police’s 6–0 win.
GDF later sent a strong statement to the rest of the competition with a resounding 5–1 beating of reigning Super 16 Champions Western Tigers for the top spot in Group C.

In what was a nervy first half for both sides, Shemar Scott found the back of the net to put GDF ahead in the 22nd, but their celebrations were short-lived as Western’s William Europe levelled the scores three minutes later.
However, Scott completed his brace in the 35th to ensure GDF would head into the break with the lead.
In the second segment, solitary goals from Stephen McDonald, Chris Macey and Jeffery Pereira in the 51st, 64th and 88th minutes, respectively, helped GDF pull away from their opponents.
The Elite League Cup will continue on Saturday, February 28, with a single game at the same venue. In that fixture, Slingerz FC and Monedderlust FC will battle for an automatic semifinal spot out of Group A from 19:00h.
The teams in the Elite League Cup are competing for a $1,000,000 grand prize. The second-place finishers will have to settle for $700,000 while third- and fourth-place pockets $500,000 and $300,000 respectively.
While the semi-finals are scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, the grand finale will take centre stage on Saturday, March 7, 2026.