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Apr 09, 2023 Sports

Pele FC Alumni Celebrating Youth Education – Soccer Games

Kaieteur News – The Pele FC Alumni Corporation 2023 Youth Education Celebration commenced successfully on Thursday evening last at the Georgetown Football Club Ground when the USA-based body, along with their local chapter, Pele Football Club hosted a series of matches, under the theme, ‘Celebrating Youth Education’.

It’s under this focus that the Alumni come to these shores yearly to conduct what’s now become a tradition and much-anticipated event, the Youth Education Seminar which will attract some 130 youths this year and commence on Tuesday, April 11 at the Police Sports Club, Eve Leary, it would be a three-day activity.

But Thursday’s focus was all on a series of goodwill matches featuring a number of sister clubs from in and out of Georgetown.

The action commenced with Buxton Stars Under-18 taking on their counterparts from Pele FC. The visiting youths triumphed 4-1 on account of a brace from Antwone Layne and one each from Swade Edwards and Osafo Browne. This was after Pele scored had scored first, compliments of Shawn Murray.

In the female clash between Santos and St. Cuthbert’s Mission, the latter, after falling behind when Santos broke the deadlock, eventually found their rhythm and were unstoppable thereafter as they marched to a comfortable 6-1 triumph.

Fiona Benjamin blasted a hat-trick, the only one in the four matches played. Teammate, Britney Poonsammy hammered in a double with the other scored by Amelia Bangatt.

The veterans clash between Santos and Pele saw a number of former national players rolling back the years including Omali Nassey, Terrence ‘Old Head’ Lewis, Sheik Kamal, Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson, Travis Grant, Solomon Austin, National cricketer Christopher Barnwell, Justin Bentick, and Rawle ‘Overseas’ Jones for Pele.

Santos’ line-up included Jermaine Fraser, Lennox Charles, and Dwayne Ally among others and it was the vets in all-white who triumphed by a 4-2 margin, in the end.

In the final match of the evening, a senior clash between Pele and Black Pearl ended in victory for the host, 1-0, thanks to Under-18 Captain Matthew Layne’s strike. All the teams were presented with trophies whilst each player also received a medal.

A number of former national and other Pele players who have come home for the programme were on hand to witness the matches. They have all expressed satisfaction with the rollout of the programme to date.

These players as well as the locally based members will on Friday next, be involved in a social event (meet and greet) to be held at the Herdmanston Lodge.

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