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Kingston Grass-roots U-13 Football set for Thirst Park Saturday

Aug 30, 2012 Sports

A bigger and better tournament is being promised by chief Organiser and President of the Kingston Grass-roots Soccer Academy, US-based Junior Forrester when the second Annual one-day U-13 Football Championship kicks off at Thirst Park on Saturday.
Forrester stated that there will be an increase from 9 teams to twelve in this year’s competition and also he has received support from his job (POP DISPLAY in the USA) which gave him time off, Banks DIH, DIGICEL, Humphrey’s Bakery, Capital News, Trophy Stall, Toucan Industries, LG Fashion, Donna’s Shop and Proper Attire Store.
Forrester who arrived in the country last Friday is excited about providing an outlet for the young footballers to showcase their skill once again and indicated that refreshments and snacks will be provided for the players during the event.
Among the Individual Prizes that will be up for grabs are; MVP of the Tournament, Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender and the Top Goal scorer. The winning team will walk away with the Championship trophy and Gold Medals, while the runners-up will receive a trophy and Silver Medals. The 3rd placed side will get Bronze Medals and a trophy. All the trophies and medals were provided by Banks DIH, DIGICEL and Trophy Stall.
Defending inaugural Champions Santos and runners-up Pele will once again be the top teams among the contenders. The rest of the pack include Conquerors, Camptown, GFC, Western Tigers and last year’s 3rd placed winner and host Grass-roots Soccer Academy.
According to Forrester the event has the potential to expand and reach more areas but emphasized his commitment to making the annual Tournament a continued success.
“I just would love people to know that we do not do this for money. We just love to see the youths of Guyana stay positive and use soccer or sport as a vehicle keep them on a straight path and have core values in Life. We would love for cooperate Guyana to support and grow this Vision in positive way,” Forrester explained. The coordinator for this year’s Tournament is Dennis ‘Chow’ Hunte.

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