NAGICO Insurances through its latest service NAGICARE demonstrated that it indeed cares when it came on board to be the official sponsor of the East Basseterre Football League. The competition which is having its inaugural staging this year is being sponsored by the insurance company received a sponsorship cheque valued three thousand dollars ($3,000.00)
According to organizer of the competition, Don Farrel some seven community teams from Easter Basseterre will be taking part in the competition with the winner assured of trophies among other gifts.
Farrell said that the competition was made a reality thanks to the generosity of NAGICO insurances and he would like to express his appreciation to the sponsors. At a simple presentation ceremony held in the St Kitts main office, CEO of NAGICO Insurances, Imran Mc Sood Amjad presented Farrell with the sponsorship cheque.
According to Mc Sood he stated that he was happy to be supporting community projects urging other communities within St Kitts and Nevis to follow suit stressing that engaging young people in positive activities will rebounds to positive benefits.
He recollected that he has known Farrell for a number of years and has always been impressed with the numerous positive initiatives that Farrell has executed declaring that youths can learn from those within society. "I have and continues to be very impress with the initiatives of Mr. Farrell as he has and continues to demonstrate a positive attitude therefore it is people like him that causes us to want to continue giving back because we see the benefits of such contributions," he said.
"Farrell has done well whenever he goes out there to do anything within the community and it is because of this that causes us to know that he continues to represent St Kitts and Nevis very well. I must add that represent us all and I know that he will continue in the same vein," the CEO reiterated.
Commenting on the new league, Farrell said that competition was expected to start on Saturday but had to be pushed back to Wednesday of this week because of the inclement whether. He however noted that he is confident that the league would be able to kick off on Wednesday. "We are anxiously awaiting the start of the league on Wednesday so it's just a few days in delay that we are having," he said. The round robin competition will see the top four teams meeting for a knock out sector to determine the finalists and winners.
"The top four teams will play each other with the team topping the standings playing the number four team while the second and third place teams in the points standing will play each other with the winners of each match coming against each other in the finals," Farrell stressed. The teams kicking off the competition on Wednesday are Sea Side Ballers against Fluffy Dog in the first match starting immediately after the opening ceremony while Rocket FC going against Ball Warriors will play the second match on the opening night.
The organizer said that those expected to attend are the Minister of Sports, the Hon Glen Phillip, Parliamentary representative for East Basseterre, Hon Earl Asim Martin, President of the S Kitts Nevis Football Association, a representative of the sponsor's among others. He added that while the matches are all free to the public at the Newton Football field there is an entrance fee of $200.00 for teams taking part.