Mohamed’s fuels 1st prize for beach football tournament
Starting this Friday, the mining town of Linden will get a taste of year-end football in the beach format when the “One Guyana Kings and Queens of the Sand” kicks off.
Ahead of the tournament’s start date, Mohamed’s Enterprise has thrown its support behind the event by sponsoring the first prize and trophies.
During the simple presentation at the company’s Lombard Street location, tournament Public Relations Officer Keeran Williams revealed how the tournament came to fruition and the inclusivity it would boast.
Nazar Mohamed makes a presentation to Keeran Williams in the presence of other organisers Kashif Muhammad and Aubrey “Shanghai” Major
“It’s an initiative that was given birth through request by community members to His Excellency Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali himself, and he took the opportunity to work with partners, work with community members, to come up with an initiative that best suits the December period and best suit the engagement of our young people,” Williams divulged at Wednesday’s presentation ceremony.
Williams went on to reveal, “One of the notable things about this initiative, it’s all-inclusive. I must say, it’s both male and female competition. We’ll be seeing 40 teams competing in the male segment of the tournament and 10 teams competing in the female segment of the tournament.”
While Mohamed’s Enterprise will sponsor the males’ $1 million grand prize, the women’s tournament will see a $400,000 grand prize.
Proprietor Nazar Mohamed shared his elation about being part of an event that has gotten the One Guyana approval.
The renowned businessman said, “I’m glad that it’s an initiative that was birthed by the President, because what I know of him, he also is a “sports man” and he wants to bring communities together; he wants to bring people together; he wants to bring young people together, because young people is definitely our future and you know, I’m really happy to be part of this group.”
“It’s an honour and we will be doing the first prize in the male sector of the tournament,” Mohamed added.
The beach football tournament is likely to conclude in the first week of January 2024. According to organisers, there will be no admission charged for patrons wanting to take in in the competition, while teams will also be exempt from paying registration fees.
