Quadrangular soccer tourney kicks off Jan 19
Published on: Thursday, January 11, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: A quadrangular football tournament will be held at the Beaufort Sports Complex starting January 19.The three-day competition organised by Safa Beaufort will involve the State President Cup squad (U-21), the State Youth Cup (U-19), Beaufort Selection and Chief Minister Tan Sri Musa Haji Aman Inter-District Football Tournament 2017 champions Safa Bandaraya.Its President Datuk Abdul Razak Sulaiman said the tournament will be played in a round robin format with the team collecting the most points emerging as the champions.ADVERTISEMENT "This time prize money will be given to the winning teams, apart from trophies and medals. The champions will be rewarded with RM3,000 cash, while runners-up RM1,500."We are also giving RM500 consolation prize each to the third and fourth place teams," he said after a meeting with team managers of the State Under-19 and Under-21 teams, Azman Mastar and Mohd Yassin Aman respectively, here on Wednesday.In addition there will also be a meet-the-fans session, at Beaufort Tamu on Saturday at 10am.ADVERTISEMENT "Signed team posters by the State teams will be given away to the fans to show our appreciation to the ever supporting football fans in the district."He said that the main objective of the tournament is to provide the State junior teams with a venue to gain the much-needed game-time ahead of the new season, which is expected to kick off next month.
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He also called on the local fans to turn up to show their support, especially towards the state junior teams.Meanwhile, Umno Beaufort Chief Datuk Isnin Aliasnih, who is also Safa Beaufort Patron, is expected to grace the opening ceremony on January 19 while Abdul Razak will give away the prizes on January 21.