Banks DIH Limited under its GT Beer Brand joined the growing list of corporate entities to support the 2nd Annual Petra Organization/Limacol Football Championship, donating an undisclosed sum yesterday at a simple presentation ceremony.
Troy Peters, Communication Director of Banks DIH Limited during the feature address at the Thirst Park headquarters said “It’s a continuous relationship between Petra, Banks and Limacol, and over the years the company has been supporting football throughout the length and breadth of Guyana”
According to Peters “We are happy to be on board this year because we this as a developmental phase of football in Guyana and a lot of players will benefit. We will be sponsoring under the GT Beer Brand”.
“We will continue the support of football in Guyana and we are happy that there are organizations like Petra that keep football going. We are looking forward to an exciting time and wish all the teams and the organizers success” he added.
Meanwhile, Petra Organization Co-Director Troy Mendonca said “On behalf of the Petra Organization and the entire football fraternity, I want to express my gratitude to Banks DIH Limited for coming on board. As you know, the organization and the company has a good relationship and hats off to them for continuing their social responsibility”.
He added “Them coming on board is a good sign for the sport and thanks to the management and staff of Banks DIH Limited. GT Beer will be the official drink of the event and I hope the relationship continues for years to come and go from strength to strength”.
“When we formed this organization, our mandate was to revitalize football at the school level and fill any other area we see” Mendonca said. The event will be contested in an initial round-robin format, with the top two finishers progressing to the quarterfinal round.
Group-A consists of Milerock, Winners Connection, Grove Hi-Tech and Northern Rangers whilst group-B features Western Tigers, Uitvlugt, Eagles and NA United.
Group-C comprises Santos, Pouderoyen, Den Amstel and Ann’s Grove while group-D contains Guyana Police Force (GPF), Riddim Squad, Camptown and Mahaica Determinators.
It will officially kickoff commence on January 3rd at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda with a group-D doubleheader as, GPF battles Mahaica Determinators and Riddim Squad tackles Camptown.
It will then resume on the 27th, with Western Tigers engaging NA United in a group-B affair and Santos opposing Ann’s Grove in a group-C encounter at the GFC ground. The following day the event will move to the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden with Milerock battling Northern Rangers and Winners Connection facing off with Grove Hi-Tech in group-A. The final matches of round one on January 29th will pit Uitvlugt against Eagles United in group-B and Pouderoyen against Den Amstel in group-C at a venue to be announced.
Similarly, the winner of each group will receive $100,000 while the respective finishers will pocket $50,000, $30,000 and $20,000 apiece.
Winner of the event will pocket $500,000 and a trophy while the second, third and fourth placed teams will receive $250,000, $125,000 and $75,000 respectively and the corresponding accolade.
