‘One Guyana’ King and Queen of the Sand Football to kick off in Linden today

…March past and six matches set to ignite bauxite mining town

The 2025 edition of the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen of the Sand Football championships is set to kick off tonight, Sunday May 18, at the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP-C) Linden office ground.
A total of 20 male teams and 8 female teams will be matching skills over the next few weeks as they seek to be the top two (2) in each group that will advance to the next round and closer to the top four.

Following the opening match, a queen’s clash this afternoon at 17:30hrs between Iconic Strikers and Rockstone, there will be, what’s anticipated to be a colourful march pass of all contesting teams, both female and males.
This would be followed by another match in the queen’s segment of the competition between Avocado Ballers and Hururu from 19:00hrs.
Thereafter the kings will take center stage, and the first match will see Team Mineral matching skills with Swan FC from 20:10hrs. Next up will be UDK Victors against Lil Ballers from 21:00hrs.
Rockstone will throw down the gauntlet to Hardball Management in the main supporting match from 21:50hrs with the feature clash between HH Ballers and Avocado.
Speightland will be defending the queen’s title while a new king will be crowned as last year’s champions, DC Ballers are not in the reckoning, this time around. Over four-million dollars in cash, trophies, and other incentives will be up for grabs. The action will continue on Friday at the same venue.

Teams in the queen’s segment of the competition:
Group A – GDF, Hururu, Circitville Strickers, Avocado Ballers
Group B – Iconic Strikers, Rockstone, Fearless, Speightland.
Kings segment:
Group A – Hard Knocks, HH Ballers, Avocado Ballers, One Syde, Turf President.
Group B – Young Gunners, Spaniards, UDK Victors, Foundation Family, Lil Ballers
Group C – LA Ballers, Team Minerals, Swan FC, Fearless, Speightland.
Group D – Goal IQ, YMCA, Rockstone, Hardball Management, Bomberz.