Williams Lee Bonner School to Represent Liberia at Milo Africa U-13 Football Tournament in Ghana
By Peterking Quaye – Liberia will make its debut participation at the Africa U-13 Football Tournament in Ghana come this April, 2012 .
The Milo U-13 Football Tournament 2012 – Liberia’s selection for a representative to this year’s Milo Africa U-13 Football Tournament in Ghana came to an end yesterday at the ATS. After full 90 minutes of soccer hostility William Lee Bonner, beat arch rival school C William Brumskine by 3-1.
Milo, a brand of Nestle, Nestle is sponsoring the team that emerges champion in the competition will be the beneficiary of the tournament as the players will be camped for time so that they will understand themselves before the Ghana 2012 African U-13 championship . We want to give a platform to Liberian students to see that their ambitions are realized, he said. The teams will come from South Africa, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Mauritius, Ivory Coast and Niger.
Runner-Up , C William Brunskine and True Vine took 3rd Pace respectively. In attendance was the Superintendent of Montserrado County Madam Parker, officials of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports The 2012 African U-13 championship will be hosted by Ghana have 8 teams representing Nestle –Milo brands in these countries. Liberia’s inclusion this year is an indication of Liberia joining the bigger youth soccer development program of Nestle in Africa ,as well huge winning prizes for the winning teams According to Mr. Aboubacar Camara ,Business Development Manager –Nestle (Liberia ).
According to the Nestle Boss, the winner took of $1,000 US,Milo products, and an all expense paid trip to Ghana to represent Liberia at the 2012 Milo U-13 Football Tournament. Runner-up also bagged a $750 US plus medals and Milo products, 3rd place-$500 US and other consolation prizes from Milo as well as prizes will also be awarded to outstanding individual performers.
Mr. Aboubacar Camara, Business Development Manager, Beverages, Nestle –Liberia disclosed that this in Monrovia on Monday said that the company has decided to extend the frontiers of sponsorship of sporting activities to football in order to develop the game. He reiterated the Company’s commitment to the development of young people through sports and academic pursuits.
He stated that the product ‘Milo’ is no stranger to sports with the primary reason being its benefit as a supplement to supply energy to the body. Nestle focus has always been to encourage and support initiatives at the grassroots level and they view the tournament as one such programme that will assist in pointing young players towards a more rewarding future in the game.
Mr. Camara, who advised the pupils to do their best in the competition, said it was the intention of Milo to build the champion in them before they leave for Accra next year. In an interview with the press at the opening at the Slipway field in Monrovia.
In all an estimated 300 schools in Montserrado County, the tournament has four zones with Slipway, VOA 1, D-Tweh field, Stephen Tolbert Filed and the ATS will be the host venue for all the matches whilst ATS will be the venue for the grand final .The tournament will feature school like Slipway field, Games will run from Monday 5th March to Friday 16th March, 2012 and will be at the listed venue.
This will offered students the opportunity to give back to the society this time through sports, but reminded that they’ve been involved in the support for outstanding academic achievements and other areas that they deemed beneficial to the development of the entire society.
He thanked the organizers for selecting Milo to be the major sponsor of the competition and called on them to ensure that the tournament is run in accordance with the rules and regulations that govern the sport, while emphasizing that discipline should also be a high priority during the month long event.
Many of the school which turns for the Zone A were seen excited and after the parade on the principal streets of Monrovia before heading to the field for the opening match. The games are being implemented by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Ministry of Education and the Inter-School Sports Association.
