National coach to check local players

CEBUANO hopefuls will get a chance to shine for the national team as the RP Under-21 coach Bob Salvacion will drop by Cebu for a one-day trial on Jan. 29 at the San Roque Parish field in Mandaue City.


Salvacion is the head coach of the RP team that will play in the Bolkiah Cup in Brunei in early March.


Aside from the Cebuano hopefuls, CebuFA president Jonathan Maximo said the top prospects from Mindanao and Visayas will be traveling to Cebu to join the trials.


The PFF earlier sent an invitation to the provincial football associations of a two-day trial in December, but the invitation was sent just two days before the scheduled tryouts.


“Most of the good players in the age group are with the University of San Carlos, and (USC coach) Joshua Fegidero has told me he will send his players to the trials,” said Maximo.


On the other hand, Maximo has also invited national youth coach John Carmona to watch the Aboitiz Boys 12 and Boys 15 finals on Feb. 10.


Coaching staff


“He is part of the coaching staff of the team which will join the AFC youth tournament,” said Maximo.


Last year, Carmona also conducted a tryout for the Under-14 team and picked Springdale’s Kevin Tecson, Evanjames Mendoza and Joshua Cruz for the team.


Carmona was the second coach to hold a tryout after senior coach Aris Caslib picked Oliver Colina last 2005 during a trial held at the USC-Technological Center field.

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