For the first time in the history of the Atlantic Primary School Football League, Under-11 national champions will be crowned.
Over the past months, schools have been vying for the position of champion zonal team in one of the eight education districts in Trinidad and Tobago.
From a total 500 teams which competed in the inaugural Under-11 boys competition, the top eight are now set to battle today for national supremacy.
The top teams include Tobago’s Bon Accord Government, Victoria’s San Fernando Boys RC, Port of Spain’s Sacred Heart Boy’s RC, South Eastern champions, Moruga Boys RC, North Eastern victors, and Sangre Grande Government School.
Today, action will see Bon Accord Government at home to San Fernando Boys RC at Shaw Park in Tobago, beginning at 10:00am.
In Port of Spain at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Sacred Heart Boys RC will host Moruga RC in what is expected to be a very competitive game which also begins at 10:00 o’clock.
Sangre Grande Government will take on the winners of the clash between Montrose Government and Carapichaima RC at the Arima Velodrome, before Siparia Boys RC meet the winners of the East St George match between Arima New Government and Tunapuna Boys RC.
The Under-15 Girls championship will take place tomorrow at three venues.
St George East winners, St. Mary Children’s Home will travel to Tobago to take on Tobago champs Mason Hall at Shaw Park at 10:00am.
Other games in the Girls category will see Port of Spain Champions Carenage Government taking on Longdenville Government at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Moruga RC will oppose Penal RC at Guracara Park in Marabella at 10.00am before North Eastern champions Manzanilla Government tackle the Victoria champs Vos Government at 11:00am in the second match of the doube-header at Guaracara.
Today’s fixtures:
Under 11 Boy’s:
(15 minutes a half, 10-minute intervals)
Sacred Heart Boys RC vs Moruga RC, Hasely Crawford Stadium, 10am.
Sangre Grande Government vs Caroni, Arima Velodrome, 10am.
Siparia Boys RC vs East St George, Arima Velodrome, 11am.
Bon Accord Government vs San Fernando Boys RC, Shaw Park, 10 am