Milo Schools’ Football tournament: GINMIN, GENEQUIP et al hand over Milo kits
The Players don their brightly coloured kits which were sponsored by GINMIN, Genequip, Yellow Steel Inc, Farm Supplies Ltd and Westzyde Marine Inc.
The teams qualifying for next week’s Round of 16 in the Milo Under-18 Schools’ Football tournament are sure to look dapper, as they will now don branded kits (uniforms).
This move has been made possible by Guyana Industrial Minerals Inc (GINMIN), General Equipment Guyana (GENEQUIP), Yellow Steel Inc, Farm Supplies Ltd and Westzyde Marine Inc.
With the Round of 16 stage approaching in a week’s time, the official presentation of uniforms to the organizers, and by extension the teams, was done on Saturday afternoon, during the third round of group play, at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Volunteer bibs were also presented to the Petra Organization for their volunteerism programme during the Milo tournament
There, Petra Co-Director Troy Mendonca expressed his gratitude to the sponsors, while highlighting the steady progression the tournament has seen in this regard.
“First of all, in our ambition, vision, we want to see these things put in place. Thankfully to GENEQUIP and GINMIN that came on board specifically to contribute in that area, providing kits to 16 teams,” Mendonca shared with media operatives on Saturday afternoon.
He went on to add, “I think it’s a massive boost because, come next year and the other years, we know for sure these schools will be outfitted in proper uniforms. We want to see progression. As a matter of fact, we moved from teams playing in their PE clothes with Milo bibs, then we see them graduate to buying kits from other franchise teams. So now…we were able to negotiate the sponsors to come on board to provide kits for the tournament,” Mendonca shared.
On the note of making the Milo a more professional tournament, Mendonca shared plans for the future with this in mind, while highlighting that branded kits is a step in the right direction.
Mendonca divulged, “Every year, you recognize there’s something that we want to add. This year, we invited teams from other regions, but we’re hoping that we reach the stage where each region can compete among themselves, and then we take the winner from each region to compete in this tournament.
“So, it is a work in progress, and it’s a step in the right direction, and we’ll be very, very happy to see those teams run out there with their spanking new uniforms,” the Petra Co- Director shared.
With the third round of group play concluding this weekend, the tournament would be downsized from 32 to 16, as the Round of 16 begins next Saturday. The Milo tournament is supported by Nestle Milo, GINMIN, GENEQUIP and MVP Sports.
