Stenna Drilling’s Tim Swain making a presentation to Petra’s Troy Mendonca in the presence of Petra’s Nareeza Latif-Boston and Stenna’s Christina Ramroop, among others.
Independent drilling contractor Stena Drilling Limited on Thursday joined a good-looking line-up of corporate sponsors that will assist in powering the upcoming ExxonMobil Boys’ and Girls’ Under-14 football tournaments.
Stenna Drilling Rig Manager Tim Swain
Their sponsorship of the tournament comes at an opportune time, as Organizers Petra have been forced to expand the tournament due to an overwhelming response from interested schools.
During a simple handing over ceremony on Thursday at their Subryanville Headquarters, Local Content Officer Christina Ramroop voiced the company’s belief in the power of sport.
“As a company, we are deeply committed to fostering community engagement and promoting healthy lifestyles. We recognize the immense value of events like these, bringing people together through shared love for football,” The Stenna Local Content officer shared.
tenna Drilling Local Content Officer Christina Ramroop
Ramroop went on to add, “At Stenna, we firmly believe in the power of sports to inspire, unite, and uplift communities. Through our sponsorship, we aim to impact the lives of participants and help to promote active lifestyles. Moreover, events such as these align with our company’s values of care, innovation and performance.”
Initially aiming for 56 teams across the two competitions, a whopping 72 teams have signed up, thus spurring the need for a knockout round to be hosted this Saturday.
Touching on this development, Petra Co-Director Troy Mendonca shared a bit about how Stenna’s sponsorship would benefit the tournament.
Petra Co-Director Troy Mendonca
“Of course, that [More teams] means an additional cost, as it relates to coordinating, referees, meals, snacks, transportation et cetera,” Mendonca highlighted. “To Stenna Drilling, we would extend our appreciation for coming onboard. That is going to assist, especially in this area. So, on behalf of myself and Co-Director, we would like to express heartfelt thanks to the Management and staff of Stenna Drilling,” Mendonca further stated in a bid of gratitude.
Also on hand on Thursday was Stenna Drilling’s Rig Manager Tim Swain, who pledged the company’s continued support for the tournament.
“We understand, obviously, the principal sport is cricket. So, one that’s close to our hearts, you know, coming from the UK and stuff, it’s an exciting opportunity to be able to sponsor an event like this. So, we’re looking forward to hopefully catching a few of the games and hopefully, our continued support going forward,” Swain remarked.
The ExxonMobil U14 playoffs will take place this Saturday, May 18th, at the Ministry of Education Ground on Carifesta Avenue. There, 12 girls’ teams and 24 boys’ teams will battle for spots in the tournament’s Group stage, set to kick off on May 25th. As such, 18 knockout games will be contested this Saturday.
The ExxonMobil U14 Boys’ and Girls’ tournament is also sponsored by MVP Sports and DDL under their Pepsi brand, with support from the Ministries of Education and Culture, Youth and Sport.
