PFF sets regional U14, U15 tourneys

By Edri K. Aznar

THE Philippine Football Federation has finalized the schedule of the Girls Under-14 and Boys Under-13 Visayas regional tournament in San Carlos City.

Cebu FA president Richard Montayre, who met with PFF president Mariano Araneta and the other heads of the different commissions, said the tournament will be on March 25 to 27.

The elite teams of Cebu, Dumaguete, Bacolod, Leyte and Iloilo will be competing in the tournament, which will be the basis of the roster of the two national squads that will be competing in the Asian Football Confederation Festival of Football in June.

The Cebu Elite squad has started its preparation for the Visayas qualifiers and has already logged three practice sessions.

“Their training is okay. They just started and the line-up hasn’t been finalized. They are still in the initial stage but they still have a month to prepare,” Montayre told Sun.Star Cebu yesterday.

Montayre said that the schedule of practices for the elite squads will be on Mondays and Wednesdays at the San Roque football pitch and at the Cebu City Sports Complex football field on Saturdays.

Montayre also said that, in the meeting last Friday, they have finalized the policies, schedules of competitions and the referees and grassroots and youth development programs.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on February 24, 2011.