Winners of Lethem futsal five-a-side tourney awarded

The victorious Men’s Champion Guyana Rush Saints FC.
The victorious Men’s Champion Guyana Rush Saints FC.

Guyana Rush Saints FC and Sky Kings Sports Club clinched the Men’s and Women’s Futsal Champion title respectively when the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) five-a-side tournament concluded on Saturday at the Tabatinga Sports Ground, Lethem.

The event was staged in observance of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) 180th anniversary.

In the individual section, Luciano Browne of Tabatinga FC copped the Men’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) accolade, while Lenadra Simon of Sky Kings FC copped the Women’s MVP title.

The newly crowned Women’s Champion Sky Kings Sports Club.

Also, Ruth Peters of Sky Kings FC pocketed the Best Goalkeeper of the Women’s division. Similarly, brothers Franklin and Terrance Parks copped the Highest Goal Scorer and Best Goalkeeper awards respectively.

Meanwhile, Officer-in-Charge Kiethon King stated, “We would love to thank all the teams for coming out and congratulations to the winning teams. Come next year, we will extend this to all the districts and bring out the winning teams to play here. Of course with collaboration of RFA.”

The event featured 16 teams.