Seventh Digicel schools football tournament launched

By Stabroek News On In Sports |
Members of the launch party for the 7th annual Digicel Schools Football Championship pose with the respective top four trophies at the West Demerara Secondary School. Standing atop the stage include Sherwin Osbourne (left), Dr. Wazir Mohamed (2nd from left), Director of Sport Christopher Jones (4th from left), GFF third Vice-President Thandi McAllister (3rd from right) and Digicel Head of Marketing Jacqueline James (right).
Members of the launch party for the 7th annual Digicel Schools Football Championship pose with the respective top four trophies at the West Demerara Secondary School. Standing atop the stage include Sherwin Osbourne (left), Dr. Wazir Mohamed (2nd from left), Director of Sport Christopher Jones (4th from left), GFF third Vice-President Thandi McAllister (3rd from right) and Digicel Head of Marketing Jacqueline James (right).

The seventh Digicel Schools football Championships was officially launched yesterday at the West Demerara Secondary School.

The event, which is scheduled to commence June 12th, will feature more than 120 schools from the 10 administrative regions competing in an elimination format. The event concludes on July 30th at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

Chase Academy is the defending champion, with Christianburg/Wismar the most successful school with four consecutive titles (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) in six successive final appearances.