Abram Zuil, Bartica win as Milo U18 tournament gets going
Another 6 weeks of riveting schools’ football action lies ahead, as the Milo Under-18 Schools’ Football Tournament kicked off with much pomp and splendor on Saturday morning at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue with their customary march past exercise.
The tournament will see 25 secondary schools from Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 vying for a grand prize of $300,000.
During a brief opening ceremony, Petra Co-Director Troy Mendonca sharing encouraging sentiments with the youth players.
Massy Marketing Officer Hadassah Lewis
“And as we embark on this tenth tournament, I want to give a quick advice to you guys. Some will soar, some will not soar, some of you will lose, some may win, some may draw. But at the end of the day, we must enjoy the opportunity presented for us to mingle among our colleagues, meet new work and to compete fairly and being able to display your skills that you’ve honed over the years,” Mendonca shared.
The Petra Co-Director added, “I must also ask of you to show respect for each other, to show respect for the officials.”
In a word from the title sponsors, Massy Marketing Officer Hadassah Lewis reiterated the company’s commitment to the tournament.
Lewis shared, “Massy Distribution and Nestle are elated to be on board once again, to partner with the Petra Organization and the Ministry of Education in hosting the tenth Milo Secondary Schools Under-18 Football tournament. This is an opportunity that youths look forward to, and we’re happy to bring that to them again this year.”
A look at the action between Bush Lot (yellow bibs) and Abram Zuil Secondary
Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director Bryan Joseph revealed that the Federation’s eyes will be looking out for the best talents in the tournament.
“We look forward to a fabulous tournament. Our scouts are going to be here, we’re gonna have eyes, I see a couple of players here already who have been involved in our national programme, and we look forward to finding the very best talents within our schools to ensure that we can replicate the success that our Golden Jaguars are enjoying at this moment,” Joseph divulged.
While Bush Lot Secondary won the march past accolade, they were not as fortunate in the game, and went down to Abram Zuil Secondary 2-1 in the first game of the tournament.
Over at Queen’s College Ground, goals from Reizer Reid, Dishon Stephens, Ezekiel Baldeo and Billy Smith handed Bartica Secondary a 5-1 victory over L’Aventure Secondary.
Yarrowkabra later defeated New Central High 5-3.
The tournament will continue tomorrow at the same venues.
While the grand prize is set at $300,000, which would be used for a school project of their choice. The second, third, and fourth place finishers will cart off $200,000, $150,000 and $75,000 respectively for the same purpose.
The tournament is tentatively set to conclude on April 29.
