“One Guyana” Kings and Queens of the Sand: Beach football action resumes tonight
Action in the “One Guyana” Kings and Queens of the Sand beach football competition continues tonight: Saturday, December 30, 2023, at the PPPC Linden office compound, with games scheduled for both male and female categories.
This tournament, which commenced on December 8 under the organization and coordination of Aubrey “Shanghai” Major and Collin “BL” Aaron, is being played in a round-robin/knockout format with 24 male and 8 female teams participating.
The Kings segment has been divided into eight groups of three teams, with two teams qualifying for the knockout phase; while the Queens segment has the teams playing each other with the aim of copping a top-four spot and thus qualifying for the semi-finals.
Shaka Lewis will be in action with the Gorillas team tonight
In the Kings competition on Saturday, the quarterfinal stage will be contested with Pro Ballers and DC Ballers in the first match-up, set for 19:30hrs. Gorillas and YMCA will go head-to-head next at 20:20hrs, while LA Ballers and Presidential would do battle from 21:10hrs.
At 22:00hrs, the final game of the night will see High Flyers and Platinum locking horns with intention to advance to the next round.
Proceedings will begin on Saturday night with a Queen contest featuring Hururu and Rockstone. It is set to kick- off at 19:00hrs.
After tonight’s game-day, the tournament will continue for both categories on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, with the semifinals and the grand finals to crown the King and Queen of the Sand being set for play on Saturday, January 6, 2024.
This tournament is the initiative of His Excellency President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who has a vision of “ONE GUYANA” bringing Guyanese of all ethnicities together as one, using sports as a vehicle to help in achieving this objective.
