REGION FOUR IS FIRST One Guyana President’s Cup Champions

Region Four copped the inaugural

One Guyana President’s Cup beating Region Three 2-1 on January 1 at the Track and Field Stadium in Leonora. Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) players won the $2 million top prize, while Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) took home the $1 million runner-up prize and Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice)won$500,000.

Ten regional teams were seeded and placed into two groups of five in the elite end-of-year tournament which was organised to create opportunities to scout new talent within communities that were traditionally off the formal football grid and to give senior players a platform to shine “This is about a mission and an aspiration of us getting into the next World Cup. The government is committed to removing all barriers that will prevent you from giving your best shot in getting into the next World Cup,” sharedGuyana’sPresidentIrfaanAli.

“To have so many young talents take centre stage during the prestigious FIFA 2022 World Cup Season, is without a doubt a great source of pride for my administration. Therefore, on behalf of the entire football fraternity of Guyana, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to President Irfaan Ali and his Government for their investment in the development of football,” addedGFFPresidentWayneForde.