The Tribune

By MALIQUE WALLACE

Tribune Intern

THE Bahamas Flag Football Association took its national championship to Grand Bahama over the weekend and president Bianca Lee noted that she was extremely pleased with how everything turned out.

Lee said they hadn’t had nationals since 2018 and were very excited about the event which saw teams from Grand Bahama and New Providence competing against each other.

There were both male and female styles of play that took place during the championship.

She said that both leagues had a regular season and the winning teams of those seasons teams battled it out for the title.

The New Providence team in the women’s league are the Carol Contractors Avengers.

And for the men, it was the EDLC Lions.

Lee explained that during the COVID-19 pandemic, they had two years of no play, but returning in 2022 they were blessed with 11 teams - five male teams and six female.

After this season, there are four other teams that are interested in joining the league for the 2024 season.

There will be a tournament called the Heroes tournament October 7-8.

Last year, there were 21 teams, including teams from the Cayman Islands, Abaco, Freeport and New Providence.

And finally, this year, there is the possibility of a Mexico team joining Bahamas Flag Football as well as teams from Italy and Amsterdam.