Zonal Leagues

When the Football Federation decided to change their format for the purpose of stepping in line with almost all of the recognised leagues internationally, it seemed a very positive step towards repairing some awkward situations whenever our national team needed to have the services of the overseas based players for friendlies and competitive matches.

Former national futsal player Dale Simon and his club Real Maracas were the major winners when the Emerald Apartments & Plaza sponsored Eastern Football Association held its 2010 end-of-season awards ceremony at the Ken Galt Hall, Dr Joao Havelange, Centre of Excellence on Saturday.

DOC'S Harlem Strikers had to come from behind away to Las Lomas United to capture the Under-13 division of the Central Football Association (CFA) Youth Competition at Chaguanas Indoor Sports Complex last week.

The Eastern Football Association 2011 season will kick off with a “Champions Big Four Challenge” at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya on May 22.

SIPARIA SPURS, the 2010 League kings, retained the John Alleyne Memorial Trophy last Sunday after whipping last year’s knockout runners- up Diamond United 2-0 in the statutory opening game of the Southern Football Association (SFA) season.

Youth players from the Eastern Counties Football Union (ECFU) are invited for screening sessions tomorrow, at the Cumana Recreation Ground.

Promoted 1st FC Santa Rosa claimed the first title at stake in this season’s Emerald Apartments & Plaza-sponsored Eastern Football Association competition on Sunday. This after Santa Rosa edged M&M Real Maracas 2-1 in the final of Vernon Bain Challenge Trophy at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. Santa Rosa had substitute Christopher Young to thank for lifting the trophy when he latched onto a defence-splitting pass from national Under-17 captain Duane Muckett to score the winner.

Eagles clinched a place in the Under-18 Division of the Big-Four competition of the Central Football Association in the protest room. After bowing 2-3 to Flamingo last week, Eagles lodged a protest on the grounds that its opponents played unregistered players. The protest was upheld.