SIXTEEN teams still have chance to win the $150,000 grand prize in the TNT Crime Prevention Inter-Community 5-a-side football competition.
Starting today, these teams will battle for quarter-final spots, when the Big 16 round takes place today and tomorrow at the Hasely Crawford Stadium (HCS). Eight winning teams advance to the quarter finals to be held next Saturday, December 14. Semi-finals and finals will be held next Sunday, also at the HCS.
The football tournament is in its third year and is aimed primarily at crime prevention, by involving youths who may otherwise be vulnerable to a life of crime.
The tournament offers lucrative prizes, which have been a major attraction to the teams involved over the years. The grand prize is $150,000, while second, third and fourth-placed finishers will receive $100,000, $75,000 and $50,000 respectively.
This year’s competition saw 135 teams participating. The preliminary round of the tournament began on October 6. The competition which is endorsed by the Ministry of Sport and sponsored by NGC and NLCB.