Cheering for the Askals
THE Cebu Football Association is planning to send a delegation to support the RP Men's football squad also known as the Askals in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in Bacolod this Nov. 20 to Dec 5.
"We have coordinated the football calendar so there will be no football activities here during the Southeast Asian Games and the players and coaches can watch the games," CebuFA president Jonathan Maximo said.
Maximo said that there have been initial talks between the CebuFA and the Philippine Football Federation to send a busload of supporters from Cebu.
National team coach Aries Caslib has appealed for active and loud fan participation in the Seag, calling them the "12th member of the team."
"I think it's better if we organize it here so we will be coordinated," Maximo said. "We can arrange for the bus or for rooms and tickets in Bacolod."
In another development, the CebuFA will introduce the Girls Under-17 age group in this year's 10th Aboitiz Cup, which will also hold a one-day festival for the Girls 12-U cluster.
"There are not that many girls in the 12-U but the Girls 17-U will be a full 11-a-side tournament," Maximo said. "This will give a chance for the high school teams to compete with each other."
The 10th Aboitiz Cup will be tentatively played at the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit field and the newly improved San Roque Parish field while the Cebu City Sports Center field is being renovated.
The Men's Open will still be staged at the University of San Carlos - Technological Center later this year.
Maximo was set to meet with the coaches last night to plot the schedules for the different age groups.
"We have coordinated the football calendar so there will be no football activities here during the Southeast Asian Games and the players and coaches can watch the games," CebuFA president Jonathan Maximo said.
Maximo said that there have been initial talks between the CebuFA and the Philippine Football Federation to send a busload of supporters from Cebu.
National team coach Aries Caslib has appealed for active and loud fan participation in the Seag, calling them the "12th member of the team."
"I think it's better if we organize it here so we will be coordinated," Maximo said. "We can arrange for the bus or for rooms and tickets in Bacolod."
In another development, the CebuFA will introduce the Girls Under-17 age group in this year's 10th Aboitiz Cup, which will also hold a one-day festival for the Girls 12-U cluster.
"There are not that many girls in the 12-U but the Girls 17-U will be a full 11-a-side tournament," Maximo said. "This will give a chance for the high school teams to compete with each other."
The 10th Aboitiz Cup will be tentatively played at the Sacred Heart School-Jesuit field and the newly improved San Roque Parish field while the Cebu City Sports Center field is being renovated.
The Men's Open will still be staged at the University of San Carlos - Technological Center later this year.
Maximo was set to meet with the coaches last night to plot the schedules for the different age groups.
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