Alpha United withdraws from NAMILCO Football Festival

Action in the quarter-final match between Alpha United and Riddim Squad Wednesday evening at the Tucville Playfield. (Orlando Charles photo)

The withdrawal of Alpha United Football Club has put the fifth staging of the NAMILCO Football Festival in limbo.

President of the Fruta Conquerors Football Club, Marlan Cole, made available to the media yesterday copies of a letter sent to the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) by  Guyana’s leading club Alpha United informing the GFA of their withdrawal from the tournament which is in an advanced stage with the Alpha side already securing a place in the semi-finals.

Cole said that Alpha’s withdrawal