Magnum Brand Manager Jamal Baird, along with Organizer Edison Jefford and other coordinators, is set to officially launch the Magnum Tonic Wine’s ‘Unfinished Business’ one-night futsal tournament that is set to be contested on Saturday, June 18, at the National Park Tarmac in Georgetown.
Organizer Edison Jefford
Today’s official launch of the redemption tournament is set for ANSA McAL’s Head office at Beterverwagting (BV) on the East Coast of Demerara, where the exciting details of the futsal event are expected to be disclosed.
Witnessing the hype that the Magnum Independence Cup Futsal tournament had generated last month at the May 21st final, wherein Back Circle pipped tournament favourites Sparta Boss 6-5 in the championship game, the buzz was so well received that Baird decided that the top four teams would be invited back to settle the score once and for all.
As such, Back Circle, Sparta Boss, and third and fourth place finishers Gold is Money and Bent Street respectively, will be involved in the one-night event this Saturday.
Back Circle won the 2022 Magnum Independence Cup
Magnum Brand Manager Baird, who is being credited with the ‘Unfinished Business’ idea, confirmed that the tournament is as a result of the overwhelming support and clamour by the fans for a final resolution, given the thrilling and unpredictable conclusion of the semi-final stage, and eventually the finale.
According to Baird, all systems have been finalised for what is expected to be a momentous and monumental night of action. He added that the competing sides emanate from historically proud football communities, which have supported the brand fervently.
He revealed that the brand, which has a growing influence in the communities and grassroots movements, “prides itself on listening to its constituents, which gave rise to the idea and eventual reality of staging the tournament dubbed ‘Unfinished Business’.”
Jefford has again discussed the positive feedback that the Independence Cup received.
“The feedback that the tournament officials and sponsors received from patrons regarding the conclusion of the semi-final section and the grand finale necessitated a one-day event to officially settle the outcome and proverbial bad blood between these hyper-competitive and storied teams. We believe that these experiences should be relived, given the sea-saw of emotions experienced by the respective fandoms,” the tournament Coordinator has said.
Jefford added this about the readiness of Saturday evening, “At the moment, all systems and structures are in place for the staging of the event. The tournament was created out of this idea and concept of providing the fans with another opportunity to support their teams, to witness a replay of the semi-final round and the possible finale on one evening. That is how the idea of ‘Unfinished Business’ was created. It was simply done with the teams and fans in mind.”
The winners of Magnum’s ‘Unfinished Business’ are set to receive a $300,000 grand prize, while the second-placed team would have to settle for $150,000. The third and fourth-placed finishers would pocket $100,000 and $50,000 respectively.
