Fourth annual Limacol football tourney commences today

The fourth annual Limacol football tournament will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesfa Avenue.

In the opening match, Dynamic FC will lock horns with Police-B at 19:00hrs while the final fixture will pit Santos U20 against Black Pearl from 21:00hrs.

The event, which features 16 clubs from Georgetown, East Coast of Demerara, East Bank of Demerara and West Demerara, will conclude during the month of September.

The 16 teams will be divided into four groups with the top two finishers from each pool progressing to the knockout round.

Group-A comprises Santos U20, Camptown, Black Pearl and Grove Hi-Tech while Fruta Conquerors U20, Buxton Stars, GFC and Northern Rangers make up group-B.

On the other hand, group-C features Riddim Squad, Pouderoyen, Eastveldt and Beacons, with group-D containing Dynamic FC, Mahaica, Police-B and Pele.

Winner of the event will pocket $400,000 and the championship trophy, while the second, third and fourth place finishers will collect $200,000, $100,000 and $50,000 respectively.