Kingston, Jamaica: Taylor Hall’s Fraternity of Attica, will be seeking to secure their third consecutive hold on the Sagicor UWI Guild Champions League football title on Friday, November 29, at 7pm, at the Mona Bowl on the University of West Indies campus. They will meet debutant, Roosters, in a Taylor Hall derby, in what is expected to be a keenly contested final.
Kingston, Jamaica: Taylor Hall’s Fraternity of Attica, will be seeking to secure their third consecutive hold on the Sagicor UWI Guild Champions League football title on Friday, November 29, at 7pm, at the Mona Bowl on the University of West Indies campus. They will meet debutant, Roosters, in a Taylor Hall derby, in what is expected to be a keenly contested final.
Last year, Attica, retained the Sagicor UWI Guild Champions League football after a hard fought 1-0 victory over fellow Taylor Hall team Stallion Republic. The team also won the tournament in 2006. Barrington Groves, Brand Manager of Sagicor Life Jamaica said “We are very pleased with the growth of the competition and the impact it has had on the Mona campus. Come Friday, we hope for a good game on and off the field and a large turn-out of the Campus family.” Sagicor will grant the winning team $100,000 and the runner up $50,000 along with prizes for the most valuable player and leading goal scorer.
In early November, Attica defeated Roosters 1-0 in a closely contested inter-block game for Taylor Hall; but this being the Champions League final, the game is likely to take on a different meaning as each team will be hunting for bragging rights as the best team on campus.
Coach Andrew Peart of Attica, who is also going for his third title, said “We were always confident that will win. On Friday, I just want my players to play the game and not the occasion.”
In their quest to dethrone the champion, Roosters will be led by Thovar Green, Lamar Duncan and their leading goal scorer Oshane Rodney, who has scored some four goals since the league started on November 3.
An elated Dorlan Hunter, Coach of Roosters, said “It’s a great achievement to reach the final in our first year and my players have worked very hard, we intend to turn the table on the defending champion with team-work, hard-work and non-stop running.”
The final will be preceded by a game between Sagicor and the UWI Guild All-Stars and celebrities at 5 pm.
Photo: Andrew Peart – former player turned coach for Attica and Glenville McLeod – assistant coach (in background) look on during the semifinals
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