EAST COAST ACADEMY TAKES THE U13 CUP

EEast Coast Academy is the

Tiger Rentals Under-13 League Cup Champions

The youth team defeated Bartica 1-0 on Sunday, May 7, in one of the most thrilling junior finals played at the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)National Training Centre, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Fans and parents enjoyed exciting matchesthroughout thefinalday.Rupununi Academy defeated Georgetown 3 -1 to secured third place overall, with Georgetown in 4th Place, Upper Demerara in 5th Place, East Bank in 6th Place, West Berbice in 7th Place, East Berbice in 8th Place, Essequibo/Pomeroon in 9th Place and WestDemerarain10thPlace.

GFF President Wayne Forde congratulated the ten participating regional academies and commended his team headed by Technical Director Acting Bryan Joseph on organising a successful threedaytournament.

“I think we saw some remarkable talent and

I’m excited. What this has proven to us is thatwhilewearedoingalotofgoodworkat the academy level, academy kids need to be playing against each other more often. It’s only when the best players play against the best players that real growth takes place,” Forde noted. Tiger Rentals Human Resources and Administration Officer Gaitree Rampersad said the tournament “was awesome” and that the company will be giving “more sponsorship in the near future, for more games across the country.”

Tiger Rentals Under-13 InterAssociation Development Football League was launched in December 2022 with the Academy Phase competition which was won by the youngsters from the East Coast AcademyTrainingCentre.