Kick-off set for 11:00h at MOE ground

The Ministry of Education’s Ground on CARIFESTA Avenue will see 26 matches over the course of the day in the ExxonMobil Boys and Girls U-14 Football Championships.

The tournament which saw schools across the country competing in preliminary rounds to earn a berth in the main draw over the past weeks will feature 24 teams in the group stage.

Chase Academic Foundation girls will open their campaign against East Ruimveldt Secondary at 11:00h while the first boys match-up will be South Ruimveldt Secondary playing Cotton Field Secondary.

Good Hope Secondary and Vreed-en-Hoop Secondary will battle in the final girls’ match-up at 14:45h while St John’s Secondary and North Ruimveldt Secondary boys will meet up in the last battle of the day at 17:00h.

The schools will play for the championship trophy and the $300,000 cash prize which will be used for a school project. The second and third place schools will receive $200,000 and $100,000 respectively.

The individual awards for MVP, best goalkeeper and highest goal scorer will also be announced along with the award for the most disciplined school.

The teams are divided in six groups of four with the top two teams along with the best four third place teams advancing to the knock-out stage.

The round robin games are being staged at the Ministry of Education and Queen’s College Grounds on Saturday and Sunday with all the games from the knock-out stage set for the MOE ground on CARIFESTA Avenue.