Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Guyana has partnered with the Guyana Football Federation to stage the fifth season of the Elite League, donating $10M towards the championship which is penciled in to commence this evening at the Eve Leary ground.
Speaking at a press conference held at the entity’s MovieTowne location in Turkeyen, GFF President Wayne Forde said, “KFC Guyana and the Guyana Football Federation has had a longstanding partnership that started way back in 2018 when we did the first KFC under-20 National Development League. Ever since then, we have collaborated on many projects, most recent is the One Guyana Cup that concluded on the 1st of January this year. We’re now taking a new journey in a new product that we have both agreed we would work hand in hand to build over the next couple of years.”
Meanwhile, KFC’s Marketing Manager Pamela Manasseh said, “We are elated to be a part of this momentous occasion and to be a part of the excitement we are sure it will generate. KFC Guyana vows our continued support as a partner of GFF, we are on-board with the GFF’s vision for the Elite League and its objective to create a national culture of professional football and football management in Guyana.”
The event will commence today at the Eve Leary ground with a doubleheader. At 18:00hrs, Milerock will oppose Western Tigers, whilst the feature contest will pit defending champion Fruta Conquerors against hosts the Guyana Police Force at 20:30hrs.
The event will feature 10 teams competing in a one round format. The teams are: Fruta Conquerors, the Guyana Defence Force, Guyana Police Force, Western Tigers, Santos, Milerock, Ann’s Grove, Buxton United, Victoria Kings, and Den Amstel.
The sum of $2,000,000 will be awarded to the eventual winner of the tournament, whilst the second, third, and fourth-place finishers will receive $1,200,000, $800,000, and $500,000 respectively. Prior to the start of the event, the teams will receive $500,000 each as part of the competition’s participation grant. The players will not receive match-day stipends as was customary in previous seasons.
The venues that are proposed for the tournament which will be staged on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, are the Eve Leary ground, the Camp Ayanganna ground, the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, and the National Training Centre, Providence.
