ExxonMobil U-14 league to assist in female football development

Oil giant ExxonMobil, in collaboration with the Public Health Ministry, will see its Under-14 boys and girls school league being used to aid in the development of female footballers.
This was disclosed by Troy Mendonca, Co-Director of the organising body, the Petra Organisation, at a team briefing held on Tuesday at the National Library.

Mendonca explained that the league commences on June 2 and lasts for seven weeks, but the girls’ segment will be for five weeks as they will spend the first two weeks under the control of the technical assistants of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to get them fully prepared for the competition, which eight schools are expected to participate in, as compared to the 24 for the boys.
The GFF is expecting to participate in the Under-14 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) male and the Under-15 CONCACAF female championships.
The programme for the girls will see them having to spend one hour on the boys’ match days training to get fully acquainted with the structure of the sport.
Schools that are slated to compete are: Annandale Secondary, Marian Academy, Christ Church Secondary, Chase Academy, Dolphin Secondary, East Ruimveldt Secondary, Lodge Secondary, Mae’s Schools, St George’s Secondary, Friendship Secondary, Kingston Secondary, Vergenoegen Secondary, Queenstown Secondary, School of the Nations, Uitvlugt Secondary, South Ruimveldt Secondary, St Rose’s High School, Tutorial Secondary, the Bishops’ High School, Charlestown Secondary, Ann’s Grove Secondary, Buxton Youth Developers, and Tucville Secondary.