Waramadong Secondary to host U18 football tournament for Upper Mazaruni villages

-gets support of G/town entities

A group of persons from the Desiree Caesar Fox Secondary School at Waramadong are embarking on hosting an Upper Mazaruni under-18 village football tournament, which would give school-aged players in the Region 7 (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) area opportunity to showcase their skills.

The inaugural Upper Mazaruni U18 village football tournament is set to be hosted on June 18th in Waramadong, and such entities as the Petra Organization, MVP Sports, and Trophy Stall have thrown their support behind the tournament.
During a simple presentation ceremony on Thursday, a quantity of equipment for the tournament was handed over to coordinator Neil Henrito, who explained the need for such a tournament, and expressed gratitude to those involved.
“Why we have decided to run off this tournament is because we realized that it’s difficult to have sponsorship up in our area, because of costs associated with the running of this tournament. So we, as a school, felt that if we can organize this tournament, the first of its kind, and have it publicised, it can go,” Henrito explained.
He added, “We’re happy that we have Petra Organization, an entity that we can see trying to develop youth sports in Guyana, and our area is left out of development at the national level because most times focus is placed here (Georgetown). Petra has given us support, and trying to bridge the gap in equity in sports here and in the hinterland. We’re fortunate we crossed paths with this organization.”
The teams set to feature in the tournament are Arau & Kaikan, Paruima, Waramadong, Kamarang, Kako, and Jewalla. The format will see round robin play in two groups before the best two teams from each group move on to the semifinals.
Petra Organization’s Co-Director, Troy Mendonca, has expressed elation at being involved in such a significant tournament.
“As we would have mentioned before in the past how challenging it is to actually get these interior teams involved…but as we saw in the past, the success of these teams and what they have to offer to the sport at large in this country,” Mendonca remarked.
The Petra Co-Director further stated, “So, we’re very proud to be associated, and offering our logistical support and other areas of importance to the Desiree Caesar Fox School.”
The tournament will be played at the Edwin United Ground in Waramadong, and is expected to conclude on June 25th.