Bagabaga Annex, Mother Theresa Primary and Funsi R/C Basic representing the Northern, Upper East and the Upper West regions respectively have qualified to play in the National finals of the Milo Under 13 league finals.
The three-day event started with a soccer clinic for players of all the competing schools as well as over five hundred (500) school pupils drawn from the Tamale Metropolis.
The clinic which forms part of Nestlé’s effort to enrich the skills of young talents with the basics of football, was facilitated by tournament icon Stephen Appiah, former Captain of the Black Stars and coaches drawn from the Regional Football Association. (RFA).
Speaking at the closing ceremony, Abena Abrefa, a Management Trainee at Nestlé Ghana Limited expressed satisfaction with the relationship the brand is enjoying with the Ghana Education (GES) in their quest to build future champions for the country.
“Various sporting events have been organized through this partnership and this is in demonstration of our continuous contribution to the development of grassroots sports in Ghanaâ€.
“As a brand, we believe through participation in grassroots sports, children are taught indispensable values of respect, confidence and teamwork.
Stephen Appiah, the tournament icon expressed his excitement over the high standard of training facilities the brand has invested in, to give the young talents a feel of what they are likely to enjoy across Europe should they choose to play football to the highest level.
In all ten schools will battle for supremacy at the National Finals to be held from the 21st to the 24th of June 2017 at the Ndoum Stadium in Cape Coast.
Meanwhile twelve schools from different districts in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions are preparing feverishly to take their turn in their zonal qualifier come the Wednesday the 24th and Friday 26th of May 2017 at the Sunyani Senior High School Park.