The Beacons Football Club out of Bartica, having risen to the occasion and won their leg of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets tourney, will be travelling to Georgetown to compete against other regional teams which have won their leg of the competition.
Bartica 2019 Champions, Beacons FC
The National Championships, scheduled for August, are about to be held, and teams that have qualified to participate in this tourney are: Beacons (Bartica champions); Melanie ‘B’ (East Coast Demerara winners); Brothers United (West Bank/ East Bank Demerara winners); Trafalgar (Berbice champions) and High Rollers (Linden champions).
With the competition already launched and the Georgetown leg underway, Beacons are currently in training with the aim of taking the Nationals by storm. President of the Bartica Football Association, Alden Marslowe, in an invited comment, has said, “While the Beacons are one of the top clubs in Bartica, we are confident, heading into the National Championships.
“All of the boys are highly talented and experienced. There is Dwayne Blake, who has experience at the national level; Whitney Welcome, one of our most fearsome strikers; and also Clint Kellman, who is creative in the middle. I expect this kind of composition to go far in the tournament; possibly to the top.”
Marslowe also said the team are currently working on their fitness and trying to remain focused on the prize. He noted that football in Bartica employs a different level of skill, and many fans will be able to see talent on display when Beacons take to the field.
Meanwhile, action in the Georgetown Sub-Meet will continue of July 19th, 20th, 26th and 27th. The grand finale is scheduled for August 3rd.
Matches will be staged at the National Cultural Centre tarmac, at the Burnham Court, and at the National Racquet Centre on Woolford Avenue.
The first two nights saw elimination matches being played. They will be followed by the group stage, which will be held over the next three nights. The top two finishers from each group will progress to the quarter-finals and subsequently the semi-final round on the penultimate day. The finale will subsequently follow.
Meanwhile, the Guinness Plate Championship will feature the eight teams that failed to progress from the group stage. The overall winners will automatically seal their place in the National Championships.
