The Star - Sport
22 February 2006
120,000 kids to compete in Super Cup
Petaling Jaya: The inaugural 100PLUS Super Cup national champion
schools football tournament will involve more than 120,000
children from over 2,000 schools.
The qualifying rounds will be played in the respective states
from zones to districts and then the states before culminating
with the national Finals.
Selangor will host the Under-15 Finals from April 22-27 and
Kedah will stage the Under-18 Finals from Aug 8-13. Johor
will be the hosts for the Under-12 Finals from Nov 28-30.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Datuk Noh Omar, launched
the programme - which is jointly managed by sponsors 100PLUS
and the Malaysian Schools Sports Council (MSSM) - at the Wisma
FAM in Kelana Jaya yesterday.
Noh said that all parties concerned should complement each
other to promote football.
"It is not the role of the national football association
alone to promote the sport. Everyone has to play his part
for the betterment of our football," said Noh.
The FAM general secretary, Datuk Seri Dr. Ibrahim Saad, welcomed
the support at the grassroots level.
"It is from here (grassroots) that national champions
are made," he said. "We are happy to note that importance
has been given to his area and we hope that with this kind
of support we will be able to meet our objectives to see our
national team progress and improve on their world rankings." |
