Keves Football Championship Holds Draws In PH

The draws of Keves Football Championship, organised by Rivers State Football Association (RSFA) was held yesterday, at the FA Secretariat, NUJ Press Centre, premises,  Moscow Road,  in Port Harcourt.
This is the maiden edition of the championship and it is aimed at promoting and developing grassroots football in the State.
Speaking at the event, the Vice Chairman of RSFA, Omniekuma Kile, said the competition would commence second week of next month.
According to him, 32 teams registered for the tournament, adding that the championship shall be played in League pattern as two teams from each  group shall qualified and progress to the round of 16.
“ You can see that the draws are made open and like FIFA standard, no favouritism.
The competition is aimed to promote and develop grassroots football, with the vision to eradicate youth restiveness and other social vices.
“This  championship is restricted for players that are resident in the State, intended to discover talents that have good behavior and good skill,” Kile said.
The vice chairman further revealed that the tournament would be used to classify clubs through their performance into  division one and two.
“ We are going to apply all rules guiding football,” he stated.
The winner of the  tournament will take home N700,000, while second and third place will receive N500,000 and N300,000 respectively.
There will be an award for the highest goal scorer, Most Valuable Player, best goal keeper and best behaved team.

Kiadum Edookor