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THE BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement’s Junior Shield (U-20) Football tournament kicks off today from 17:30hrs at the BV Playground, which is situated on Republic Drive, Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara.
The league will feature seven teams who will be vying for supremacy, as they engage each other in two rounds of preliminary matches, before the determination of the semi-finalists.
The majority of the second round matches will be played on Saturday while the semi-finals will be played on Sunday from 15:15hrs before the semi-finals of the Movement’s Senior Cup Emancipation Cohesion Football League, which will be played from 19:00hrs on the same day.
The third place play-off and the final of the Junior Shield will be played on the same day the Senior Cup final is being held and will commence at 15:15hrs on Saturday (August 25). All matches will be played at the BV Playground.
The chairperson of the BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement, Latecia Stuart, in a release to media noted; “I am elated that a number of the communities have bought into the concept of youth development. Our youths are the future of tomorrow, and one way of empowering them is to pass on our experiences, so that they begin the task to achieve their set goals from an empowered position – from a platform that has a well set foundation.”
She posited, that the BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement is serious about youth development, the enhancement of the socio-economic and spiritual growth of all in society and the transformation of communities, so that they become more suitable to the needs of individuals who live therein.
Stuart further stated, “I am delighted to announce that at the conclusion of the Junior Shield League, three players would be identified to benefit from Academic/Vocational Awards, where each of the selected players would, under specified guidelines and purposeful guidance from our Movement, receive the value of $180 000 ($15 000 per month) for the period September, 2018 to December, 2019.
These awards will include expenditure allocations such as school equipment (e.g text books and calculators), lessons/courses (e.g woodwork and Information Technology), transportation to school/classes and the likes.”
She indicated that Restoration Opportunities through Christ (ROC) has made the commitment to finance the three Academic/Vocational Awards, with payments being made to the BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement every four months, starting next month.
The Junior Shield (U-20) match schedule for today is as follows: Eastveldt against St John Basco Orphanage from 17:30hrs, Mahaicony opposing Tucville from 18:35hrs, Mahaica versus Eastveldt (Eastveldt play both preliminary matches on the said day) from 19:40hrs and Plaisance will face home team BV from 20:40hrs.
All preliminary Junior Shield matches will be played for 50 minutes, while the matches from the semi-final stage will run for 90 minutes.
The BV/Triumph 8th of May Movement encourages the general public to come out and support the players and the Movement, as they both seek to realise growth.
Entrance fee is $500 for adults, $300 for children.
