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Future Stars and Bent Street among winners Rock Futsal C/Ship

day, the duo will be delegates at the Central American and Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CONCENCABA) Assembly.

Both the CBC and CONCENCABA will hold elections to decide on a new executive committee to govern the game of basketball in their respective regions.

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While one of Toney’s purposes at the Assembly will be as a voting delegate for the two-day event, Arjune will attend the FIBA Plus workshop.

FOLLOWING the latest round of matches on Tuesday night, Bent Street, Gold is Money, and Future Stars have all advanced to the next round in the inaugural edition of the Rock Futsal Championship, which is being contested at the National Gymnasium, on Mandela Avenue. Bent Street enjoyed a 3

-1 win over Vryheid’s Lust 3-1 while Gold is Money downed Albouystown 4 – 2

Future Stars edged Mocha 3 – 2 thanks to goals from Lennox Young, who bagged a brace to go along with Keron Solomon’s solitary strike.

The winner of the tournament will pocket $500,000 and the championship tro- phy. On the other hand, the second, third, and fourthplace finishers will receive $250,000, $150,000, and $100,000 respectively.

On the individual side, the Most Valuable Player (MVP) will receive one motorcycle. Similarly, a patron will receive one motorcycle on the night of the final.

Arjune will join other technical directors from National Federations affiliated with FIBA at the programme that is designed to assist national federations’ development of basketball in their countries by helping them create a sustainable strategic focus.

The FIBA PLUS Strategy and Planning programme is one of the initiatives undertaken by FIBA as part of its 2019-2023 strategy to “Empower National Federations” to reach their full potential.

The GBF held its elections on Sunday, January 29, when Michael Singh and Patrick Haynes were re-elected unopposed for their positions of president and general secretary, respectively, for the GBF.

Toney, president of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA), along with president of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Jermaine Slater, and former female national player, Sonia Rodney, are the three vice presidents of the GBF.

Deputy Audit Manager at the Caricom Secretariat, Chavez Branche, is the new treasurer, while Quincy Baird, GTT’s Accounts Payable, Treasury and Tax Manager, will serve as the GBF’s Assistant Secretary/ Treasurer.

Dennis Clarke, Deon Ferrier and Leona Kyte were named the three ‘At Large Members’ of the GBF.

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