ExxonMobil boys and girls U14 football competition

A TOTAL of 52 matches are set to be played over the weekend as group action in the boys and girls’ categories of the ExxonMobil U14 football competition gets underway.
Those matches are set for the Ministry of Education ground.
The day will feature 10 girls’ battles and 16 match-ups with boys’ teams drawn from around the country.
The girls’ clashes will kick off with Bartica Secondary meeting Vryman Erven Secondary at 10:00hrs with the first boys’ match pitting Three Miles Secondary against Dolphin Secondary at 10:00hrs 45.
The final girls’ match-up will see Abram Zuil taking on East Ruimveldt Secondary with Waramuri and Lodge Secondary meeting in the final boys’ encounter.
On Sunday, the remaining 26 matches will take place with the games starting at 10:00hrs and concluding at 16:00hrs.
The school sides will play for the championship trophy and the 300,000-dollar cash prize, which will be used for a school project of their choice, with $200,000 and $100,000 for the second- and third-place schools.
The teams are divided into 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 Saturdays and Sundays with all the games from the knock-out stage set for the M0E ground on CARIFESTA Avenue.