Wednesday, January 17, 2007 Cebu FA bares plan to host another youth tournament
FOOTBALL in Cebu is expected to go a notch higher this year as the Cebu Football Association (CebuFA) is negotiating to hold another youth-based tournament.
CebuFA president Jonathan Maximo is negotiating with a multinational firm to hold a tournament in Cebu later this year for a still to be determined age group.
“We are trying to squeeze it before summer starts,” said Maximo.
Maximo is eyeing to start the first phase in Cebu with the next phase involving the other football hotbeds in the Visayas. The different champions will then play each other in the regional level.
“We are still negotiating but they are open to the idea,” said Maximo.
Youth football in the country got a huge blow after long-time partner Coca Cola stopped its successful Coke-Go-For-Goal Under-16 program.
That program also helped discover new talents for the national team, which is on one of its strongest showings in recent years.
The Philippines won three of four matches in the Asean Football Federation qualifiers last year, but met mixed-fortunes in this year’s Championships round. (ML)
