Home Sports Road to Mecca final rescheduled for April 23
The Road to Mecca final National Club Basketball final that was abandoned last month will be replayed on April 23.
The 2016 edition of the tournament will hopefully get a fitting end at the said date.
The final that was abandoned on March 19 because the Retrieve raiders felt jilted by the calls of the referees will see the Raiders facing the Bounty Colts in the replay game as was the case in the previous final.
At the time of the walk off on March 19th, the Colts were ahead 54-51 with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter.
However, confusion ensued after a few technical fouls by the referees that were seen as biased by the Raiders that followed their complaining with a frustrated walk-off.
Despite FIBA rules noting that any team walking off the playing area forfeits the game to the opposing team, a meeting held earlier this month by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation along with the relevant stakeholder decided to replay the game for the development of the sport.
The final is set to start at 19:00h with the supporting game being a match-up between Pepsi Sonics and the Plaisance Guardians before the replay of the final at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Caption: The Retrieve Raider walk off the court to the amazement of the Bounty Colts.