Press Release
Banks DIH Limited
Date: December 11th, 2015
Defending champions Winners Connection will join 13 other teams as the 3rd Annual UDFA/GT Beer Knockout Football Cup kicks off on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden.
The tournament will get cracking with an official ceremony and march past of the competing teams to be attended by Region 10 Chairman Rennis Morrian, newly- elected President of the Guyana Football Federation Wayne Forde, Director of Sport Christopher Jones and Banks DIH Communications Manager Troy Peters.
The teams are Winners Connection, Silver Shattas, Blueberry Hill United, Eagles United, Hi-Stars, Netrockers, Amelia’s Ward Panthers, Botofago, Milerock, Kwakwani Strikers, Retrieve Lions, Topp XX, Vasco and Trainline .
Strikers will do battle with Lions in the opening match of a double header card at 18:30 hours to be followed by Vasco versus Trainline in the feature encounter of the evening.
Two more matches will be played on December 18 with games also carded for December 20, 26th (Boxing Day), December 27th and December 30 leading up to the grand final on January 1st 2016.
All matches will be played at the MSC ground.
The winners will receive $800,000 and the GT Beer Trophy with the runner up taking home $500,000 and a Trophy.
Third Place will secure $300,000 and trophy while the fourth place finisher will capture $200,000.
There will also be prizes for the Most Valuable Player, highest goal scorer, Best goalkeeper, Most Disciplined team Best Defender and Best Coach.
Meanwhile, the Tournament had an official launch on Thursday at the Egbert Benjamin Centre in Mackenzie.
There were remarks by Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) President Sharma Solomon and Banks DIH Limited Communications Manager Troy Peters.
Officials of the UDFA, Banks DIH Limited and Players at the official launch of the UDFA/GT Beer knockout Cup.