Five-a-side football tournament on today in honour of GPF’s 180th anniversary

Some of the participants at last Friday’s launch.

The Lethem branch of the GPF and the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) will today stage a five-a-side futsal tournament at the Tabatinga Sports Ground, Lethem.

The tournament, which has attracted both male and female teams, is being held in observance of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) 180th anniversary, a press release from the organisers stated.

Some 16 teams – five female and 11 male teams will compete in the tournament which gets underway from 1pm. The male teams include Moco Moco FC, Guyana Police Force (GPF), Rising Stars FC, Snatchers FC, Gladiators FC (A & B teams), Guyana Rush Saints FC, Terminators FC, Far East Sports Club, Potarinau Sky Kings FC and the Guyana Defence Force while the female teams are the Guyana Rush Saints, Gladiators FC, Far East United FC, Snatchers FC and Potarinau FC.