President’s Cup Kickoff March 8


The Chairman of the Committee Mr. David Kortie

By Peter N. Toby - Freelance

 All is now set to jumpstart the President Cup tournament which was suppose to start last February but called off. The Chairman of the Committee Mr. David Kortie disclosed that the tournament will now kickoff on Saturday March 8 at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville.

 He noted that they are in full readiness to commence the one-week event after several days of delay which was due to technical reasons.  He revealed that all is on course with the US$78,000.00 budget target for the entire event.

 Mr. Kortie said all those that were written to sponsor the event, especially the business institutions, were responding positively.  “This year President’s Cup promises to be different from the previous ones with attractive prizes,” the Chairman asserted.

 The first prize for the male category, he disclosed, is US$3,000, runners-up US$2,000 and third place US$1,500 while in the female category, the first place receives US$2,000, the runners-up US$1,000 and the third place US$500.

 He said there will be awards for the Most Valuable Player, top goal scorer, best defender, best goalkeeper and player of the day in both categories of the tourney.

 Mr. Kortie also used the occasion to call on goodwill sports lovers to help in supporting the event by turning out in mass at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville on Saturday and Sunday and as well as at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium on March 12.

 One other good news is that each Premier team is allowed to field three Liberian professional players who are on vacation in the country. With this latest development, some clubs have hired the services of these experience players to beef up their squads ahead of the March 8 showdown.

 On Saturday, female side, Tito United faces Antaries in the opening match. Gedi & Sons will face Watanga while NPA and LISCR will meet the last match of the day.

 On Sunday, Kortie IE meets Blanco. LPRC-Oilers and Mark Pro will come face to face in second game and Monrovia Black Stars who were recently eliminated from the CAF Cup competition will sort things out with Mighty Blue Angels.

 The twelve Premiership teams will receive US$500 while the eight (8) female teams will receive US$250 each to help prepare their teams.

 Mr. Kortie has admonished the media to bolster the publicity of the tourney and has promised to meet with some of the media houses in the country before the kickoff.

Individuals Award Female & Male