The organizers of the Namilco Football Festival, the Fruta Conquerors football club has finally gotten favourable weather and will be wrapping up the competition with the final on Friday at the Tucville Playfield.
According to a release from the organizers “unfavorable weather conditions caused the tournament’s incompletion late last year.”
As such, they decided to conclude the tournament in January of the new year given that the weather held up.
Spectators will be treated to what is expected to be a thrilling conclusion as Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United faces off with Santos FC for the $500,000 top prize while host team, Fruta Conquerors, will clash with Victoria Kings in the third place showdown.
The tournament runner up will receive $200,000 while third and fourth place finishers will receive $100,000 and $50,000 respectively.
The annual fund raising activity for the Fruta Conquerors Football Club commenced in October of 2010 with 17 teams.
The leading goal scorers are Shevane Seaforth and Shawn Bishop from Alpha United who both have five goals each of the 39 goals scored so far in the tournament.
Partners of the Fruta Conquerors who helped make this tournament possible include: The National Milling Company of Guyana (NAMILCO), Banks DIH Limited, GT&T, Oasis Water Company, Bayridge Taxi Service, Global Technology, 2J’s General Store Regent Street and Junior’s Jewelry Robb Street.
