With the National Championship section of the Digicel Schools Football Competition penciled to commence on Saturday, the Region #7 divisional final between Bartica Secondary and DC Caesar Fox Secondary will be conducted today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue from 17:30hrs.
The match will be the first for DC Caesar Fox [formerly Waramadong] in the tournament, while Bartica will be making their second appearance following an easy win over Three Mile Secondary. Both teams have qualified for the National Championship.
Troy Mendonca, Co-Director of the Petra Organization, said, “These two teams are traditionally good teams and we anticipate a keenly contested fixture. Even though they both have qualified for the national championship, the bragging rights means a lot to them. They both want the right to be called champion of Region #7 and they will put their best foot forward.”
Meanwhile, the Round of 32 section is slated to begin on Saturday with seven matches, with matches also scheduled for Sunday and Monday respectively. Unlike previous editions, a round of 32 will be introduced to commence the national championship.
Winner of the tournament will receive $1,000,000 towards a school project and the championship trophy, while the second, third, and fourth place finishers will pocket $500,000, $300,000, and $200,000 respectively towards a school initiative and the corresponding trophies.
On the individual side, prizes will also be awarded to the Highest Goal Scorer, Best Goalkeeper, and Most Valuable Player. Uniforms will be provided to the quarter-finalists in each section. The event will be played under the motto of a ‘Unite, Develop, Excel’.
