In a simple ceremony conducted on Wednesday afternoon at the MVP Sports’ Giftland Mall location, this sporting goods retailer officially materialized their support for the upcoming Upper Mazaruni Inter-Village Football competition, the
second edition of which is set to kick off this Sunday, June 16, with 6 village teams competing over a week.
During the handing over of the sponsorship, Organizer Neil Henrito expressed his gratitude to the company as he highlighted the impact their support would have on the hinterland communities.
Upper-Mazaruni Football Organizer Neil Henrito
“We are grateful for this second time around, that MVP Sports can be a sponsor for this tournament. We are really happy because we know it will go a far way in developing football in the Upper Mazaruni, especially among the youths. Because we recognize that it is difficult and quite expensive to have them come out here and participate on the Coast most time,” Henrito explained.
The tournament organizer added, “So, tournaments like these provide a platform for talent to be showcased in my district. Again, we’re grateful to Petra Organization and MVP Sports for their sponsorship.”
Selvin Apple, representing MVP Sports, reiterated the company’s support for the development of the sport, and shared with the small gathering, “We’re pleased to always pledge our support (for) the development of soccer within the country. It gives the opportunity to showcase talents. There’s not much that I want to say or add, other than we will always continue, as a corporate company, to pledge our support for the overall development of sports in the country.”
Defending champions Paruima would be vying for supremacy alongside Waramadong, Kamarang, Kako, Jawalla and Phillipai, villages competing in the Upper-Mazaruni tournament. For the first time this year, the competition would also see female teams in action.
