Milo Schools football U-8 championship…

ON Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground, Abram Zuil Secondary and Bartica Secondary got their campaign off with victories, as action commenced in the 2024 edition of the Milo Schools Football Tournament organised by the Petra organisation.

Playing the opening matches, Abram Zuil Secondary defeated Bush Lot Secondary, 2-1.
Abram Zuil’s Lester Noel and Jeraldo Culpepper were the goal scorers responsible for the win.

Bartica Secondary also opened their account with a remarkable 5-1 win over L’Aventure Secondary School.

Bartica had Rizer Ried with a double to thank for the thumping display, along with goals from Dishon Stephens, Ezeikel Baldeo and Billy Smith.

Prior to the kick off, Director of Petra Organisation Troy Mendonca told the young footballers, “As we embark on this 10th tournament, I want to advise the youngsters some will score; others will not, some may lose, some may win, some may draw, but at the end of the day, you must enjoy the
Opportunity”.

He went onto to thank all the stakeholders, including coaches and teachers, for making the tournament a reality once again.
Massy Distributors is sponsoring the competition through the Nestle Milo brand.

Massy representative Hadassah Lewis said, “This is an opportunity that youths look forward to, and we are happy to bring that to them again this year.
“We are on the cusp of something great; it’s the best time to be involved in youth football, because we at the Guyana Football Federation has gone through a process of revamping our youth football structure.”

He said the GFF is working to further build youth development programmes with the Under-17 World Cup set to be an annual feature in the coming years, as announced by FIFA. “We are making a major effort to make school football the most important and the biggest part of football development in this country,” Lewis said.

Deputy Chief Education Officer of the Ministry of Education Marti DeSouza said the tournament marks the start of the school’s football season, and encouraged the youths to seize the moment.
The tournament is sanctioned by the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Football Federation.