Emmett Caines KO Tournament to kick off BVIFA 2023/24 Football Season on Saturday

EAST END, Tortola, VI- THE BVI Football Association (BVIFA) 2023/2024 Football Season kicks off this Saturday, September 16, 2023, with the Emmett Caines Knockout Tournament, which will feature 10 teams.

The drawing for the knockout tournament, which will conclude on October 17, 2023, took place at the synthetic football field in Greenland on Sunday, September 10, 2023.

The teams vying for the trophy and other prizes will be defending League Champions One Love, President’s Cup Champions Wolues, Virgin Gorda United, Rebels, Islanders, Lion Heart, Positive, Old Madrid, Sugar Boys, and Panthers.

The BVIFA is yet to release the final fixture for this weekend’s games; however, two games will be played on Tortola on Saturdays and Sundays from and one game on Virgin Gorda on Sundays.

Who was Emmett C. Caines?

The late Emmett C. Caines had a 17-year active involvement in the BVI Football Association, between 1975 and 1992.

As a player, he was a sweeper back for many teams during his career, including Police in the 70s. Emmett was player/manager on teams that he formed, such as Queen City Strikers and the Popeye Bombers.

He was also a part of the national team during the 1970s and represented the territory in games at home and in St Maarten, St Croix and St Thomas.