NAMILCO One Love Football Classic launched

By Emmerson Campbell On In Sports |
Managing Director of NAMILCO, Bert Sukhai (fifth from left), hands over the sponsorship cheque of $4.5M to President of the Fruta Conquerors Football Club, Wayne Forde after the sixth annual NAMILCO Football Classic Tournament dubbed ‘The NAMILCO One Love Classic’ was launched yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)
Managing Director of NAMILCO, Bert Sukhai (fifth from left), hands over the sponsorship cheque of $4.5M to President of the Fruta Conquerors Football Club, Wayne Forde after the sixth annual NAMILCO Football Classic Tournament dubbed ‘The NAMILCO One Love Classic’ was launched yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

After staging the fifth successful NAMILCO Football Classic tournament last year, local milling giant, NAMILCO and Fruta Conquerors Football Club have once again collaborated to stage this year’s sixth edition dubbed the NAMILCO One Love Football Classic Tournament.

During the launching of the tournament at the company’s boardroom in McDoom yesterday, it was disclosed that 16 teams including last year’s winner, Guyana Defence Force (GDF), will compete for bragging rights, the winner’s trophy and the first prize of $1.2M when the knockout tournament kicks off on February 3 at the Fruta Conquerors Football Club ground in Tucville.

The first, second and third placed teams will receive $600,000 and