Petra’s Troy Mendonca and Mark Alleyne display the Milo Round 1 fixtures
Following the preliminary stage, the eight groups in this year’s Milo Schools football tournament have been determined. But, according to Petra Co- Director Troy Mendonca, the tournament can expand further before it kicks off on Saturday.
The ninth edition of the Under-18 Milo Schools’ football tournament is ready and rearing to kick off this Saturday at the Ministry of Education (MoE) Ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.
However, during a ‘fixture release’ press conference on Wednesday, Petra Organisation Co- Director Mendonca explained how the 32-team line-up may probably increase to 36, following a pending decision on the Organisation’s part.
“Also, there is a consideration based on the response of teams, of adding another group, which we will decide before the week is out. If that is so, it wouldn’t affect the flow, we will just add maybe a day or two during the week to accommodate that,” the Petra Co-Director disclosed.
“That is because of the response of the teams and enthusiasm displayed by some teams. I just thought I should mention that, but if that is the case, we will let you know,” Mendonca indicated.
On Saturday, following the march past ceremony, Marian Academy will oppose East Ruimveldt Secondary, after which Bartica Secondary and Bush Lot Secondary will lock horns.
In that light, Mendonca went on to share the format that the tournament will use, after the preliminary round.
Mendonca shared, “We have 32 teams divided into eight groups of four. Like each team from each group will play one another once and the top two teams will proceed to the round of 16 stage.”
“The first round will be two playing weekends, four days. I didn’t release the other part, because we suspect we might have some changes to make,” he further stated.
The first game is set to kick off at 11:00h on Saturday, and the tournament will continue on Sunday, March 5.
