Petra/Limacol Knock-out football kick off now set for January 22
― teams’ draw on this Saturday
The second Petra Organised Limacol Round Robin Knock out Football Tournament is slated to kick-off on January 22 at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC), Bourda. The teams will know their group placing this Saturday, when the organizing body host a drawing from 14:30h at the Spice Garden Restaurant, Campbellville.
According to Co-Director of the Petra Organisation Troy Mendonca, the inclement weather was the reason for the shuffle in commencement dates and that after the drawing, the hope is to have the fixtures for the first round on Monday.
Flashback! New Guyana Pharmaceutical Finance Manager Dwayne Lovell (left) does the ceremonial hand over of sponsorship to Co-Director of Petra Organisation Troy Mendonca in the presence Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde
The three-weeks of round robin football will see matches being played every Monday or Sunday in Georgetown, Friday or Sunday in Linden and Saturday in either West Demerara or East Coast of Demerara.
Mendonca was quizzed on his viewpoint of having the tournament in the future reach the standard of possible parallel league to the Elite League as a way of being the avenue for relegation and promotion of teams.
He stated, “There are plans that the Guyana Football [GFF] have in stream but that is for them to disclose, but it is our dream, that is just where we want this tournament to go and hopefully over the next two or three years the standard will raise and the GFF can consider this as such a league.”
With matches being set to play at GFC, Victoria Ground on the East Coast of Demerara, Leonora Stadium (West Demerara) and McKenzie Sports Club (Linden), Mendonca is pleased with the interest shown by teams thus far and said that he is happy to be part of an activity aimed at enhancing the sport.
The top teams will compete for a $500,000 first place prize while second to third will receive $250,000, $125,000 and $75,000 respectively.
In addition, the top three teams in the groups will be rewarded $100,000, $50,000 and $25,000.
The teams participating are: Winners Connection, Ann’s Grove FC, defending champions Milerock, New Amsterdam United, Grove Hi Tech, Mahaicia Determinators, Western Tigers, Campton FC, Police FC, Northern Rangers, Santos FC, Riddim Squad, Eagles United FC, Den Amstell FC, Pourderyen FC and Uitvulgt.
