Corona Futsal Tournament
The twenty-four teams participating in the Corona Beer in collaboration with NAMILCO Futsal tournament were given balls to aid in their preparation and briefed on the rules ahead of the highly anticipated kick-off on February 24 at the National Gymnasium.
Players and team representatives pose with their practice balls and playing bib at Brandsville Hotel, Campbellville
The simple ceremony was held on Tuesday evening at the Brandsville Hotel by Petra Organisation as they billed towards what they deem as one of the biggest futsal tournaments to hit the country.
Co-Director of the organising body Troy Mendonca expressed gratitude for the continued support of the teams which have grown tremendously since their birth from street football.
Mendonca applauded the Guyana Football Federation and the National Referees Council for their continued efforts to improve the sport given the growth of futsal tournaments over the last year.
Head of Referee Department Stanley Lancaster thanked Petra for sponsoring the futsal referee refresher course over the weekend. Lancaster also encouraged teams to understand there is a difference with street football and futsal and they will be seeking to implement those rules in the tournament.
The lucrative tournament sees the winning purse being $600,000 and the championship trophy. Second to fourth will take home $300,000, $150,000 and $75,000 along with the corresponding accolades.
Two motor cycles will be awarded, one to the Most Valuable Player (MVP) and the other to a lucky spectator at the grand finals on Easter Saturday (March 31).
More so, with teams being split into six groups of four, the battle will not be just to progress to the knock-out stages but cop the group prizes; $40,000 for first place team, $30,000, $20,000 and $10,000 will be awarded to second to fourth-place group teams.
The participating teams come from Alpha Warriors, Pro Kleaners Campbellville, Showstoppers, Mocha, Agricola, Plaisance , Sparta Boss, Old Skool Ballers, Leopold Street, Albouystown, Kingstown, North East La Penitence, Back Circle, West Front Road, North Ruimveldt, Tiger Bay, Broad Street, Channel Warriors, Bent Street, Tucville, Alexander Village, Future Stars, NK Ballers and Sophia.
