TCL hands over trophies for Mashramani Street Football Championships
Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) and its CEMEX brand on Tuesday handed over the trophies that will be up for grabs Saturday night when the curtains come down on the Mashramani Street Football Championships at the National Park.
From left: TCL Guyana Logistics and Supply Chain Manager Juan Fernando Cuellar Castro, SMI’s Edison Jefford and TCL Guyana Logistics and Supply Chain Director Juan Guillermo Bernal Izasa pose for a photo opportunity with the trophies
TCL Guyana Limited sponsored all the championship trophies for the event, with its Logistics and Supply Chain Manager, Juan Fernando Cuellar Castro stating that the initiative was seen as important in developing stronger communities.
“In the end, we want to ensure that we are building a better country; building a better Guyana with these activities that lead to developing communities,” Castro said, adding that the company was keen on maintaining its corporate social responsibilities as part of its mandate. As such, he said, there is a lot more initiatives that TCL would roll out in the future.
Commercial Coordinator Chenel Bovell-Drakes-Robinson facilitated the sponsorship. Castro said that it was very important that the company developed a healthy environment. “Health and safety is very important to us,” he said, adding that they could only accomplish that goal through stakeholder engagement and support.
He commended Sports Management Inc, hosts of the Mashramani Street Football Championships for creating the opportunity for the company to be part of a community-based initiative. SMI principal Edison Jefford thanked the company for its support and singled out Bovell-Drakes-Robinson for her efforts in making the 2025 event a success.
The Mashramani Street Football Championships will culminate with a grand final four and final Saturday night. Along with the trophies, the winner will pocket $500,000, second place $300,000, third place $200,000 and fourth place $100,000. The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament gets $50,000 and a trophy.
There will also be a Plate Play-offs featuring the four losing quarter-finalists and the top two teams from the Super-16 round for a total purse of $100,000 while each of the top three teams in this competition will be rewarded with one case of Magnum Tonic Wine.
