The KFC Goodwill School Football series will reach a new tier this season when a top Jamaican School football team, Clarendon College, will contest the championships starting December 12.
The Jamaican joins teams from Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago, who will battle against the top teams from Guyana in the tournament’s fourth edition.
Petra Organisation, coordinators for the series, launched the event on Thursday, and Co-Director Troy Mendonca hailed the expansion as significant, more so given they have attracted the quality of a Jamaican football team.
Mendonca indicated that the Guyanese teams have performed well over the years, which will further test their character and skill.
The former national footballer hopes that in years to come, more schools from the Caribbean and Latin America will visit to compete.
According to KFC Guyana Marketing Manager Pamella Manasseh, Petra’s vision for the sport profoundly aligns with the company’s goal. It is committed to being part of the continued growth of the tournament.
Clarendon College will join St. Benedict’s College from Trinidad and Tobago and VWO 4 College of Suriname, D.C Caesar Fox Secondary (Waramadong), St. Ignatius Secondary along with the top three teams from the ongoing Limacol School League.
Teams will be split into two groups of four, and the top two will progress to the semi-finals.
The top school cops a prize of US$2,500, followed by US$1,500 (second), US$1,000 (third), and US$500 (fourth).
Matches will be staged at the Ministry of Education Ground and the National Insurance Scheme Ground on Carifesta Avenue.
