The official fixtures for the ninth Milo Secondary Schools U18 football competition was disclosed yesterday during a simple presentation ceremony at the Brandsville Hotel, Prashad Nagar.
The tournament, which commences Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue, will feature 32 teams competing in an initial group stage format comprising eight groups of four teams. The top two finishers from each pool will advance to the round of 16 stage.
Petra Organization Co-Director Troy Mendonca stated that the complete fixtures will be disclosed shortly, adding, “considerations of adding another group which would not affect the flow of the tournament is being considered and this is because of the response from the teams and the enthusiasm. If we decide to go down that path we will inform you.
“The tournament starts on Saturday and will consist of a March Past of the teams expected to participate on the day and the teams from Georgetown that are not playing on that day,” said Mendonca
The winner of the event will pocket $300,000 towards a school project and the championship trophy, with the second, third, and fourth place finishers walking away with $200,000, $100,000, and $75,000 respectively for a school initiative and the corresponding accolade.
Below features the fixtures for first two round of the opening round.
Saturday March 4th
Marian Academy vs East Ruimveldt-11:00hrs
Bartica vs Bush Lot-12:45hrs
Carmel vs Bygeval-14:00hrs
North Ruimveldt vs Patentia-15:45hrs
Sunday March 5th
Annandale vs Westminster-11:00hrs
Berbice Educational Trust vs Charlestown-12:45hrs
Chase Academy vs Dora-14:00hrs
Ann’s Grove vs Queens College-15:45hrs
Saturday March 11th
Cummings Lodge vs Rosignol-11:00hrs
The Bishops High vs Vryman’s Ervin-12:45hrs
West Demerara vs Wismar/Christianburg-14:00hrs
St. Stanislaus vs Dolphin Secondary-15:45hrs
Sunday March 12th
Santa Rosa vs New Amsterdam-11:00hrs
Charity vs New Central-12:45hrs
Mackenzie vs President’s College-14:00hrs
Vergenoegen vs West Ruimveldt-15:45hrs
