PFF Mindanao Regional Festival of Football on March 18 to 20 at Deca Homes

PFF Mindanao Regional Festival of Football

Venue: Deca Homes Resort and Residences Field, Tacunan, Davao City

Date: 18 – 20 March 2011

Davao Football Association will host the Mindanao Regional Festival of Football on 18 – 20 March 2011 at the Deca Homes Resort and Residences Country Club Field in Tacunan. The festival aims to identify and select players for the national team that will participate in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U13 Boys Festival of Football in May 2011 in Malaysia and the AFC U14 Girls Festival of Football in June 2011 in Vietnam. Nina Ricci Llanto (Catalunan Grande), Gabby del Fierro (Ateneo), and Janna Barcemo (Ateneo) are part of the national team that took part in the 2010 edition of the games.

Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato and Davao City will take part in the Boys event. Agusan del Norte and Davao City are the only teams in the Girls division.

Opening and kick off ceremony is scheduled on 18 March 2011 at 8:30 AM with third district Congressman Isidro T. Ungab as the guest of honor. Mintal Barangay Captain Mr. Ramon Bargamento II and Tacunan Barangay Captain Algen Asobe dela Pena will welcome the participants.

The Philippine Football Federation will send Mr. Oliver Colina, the head coach of the U13 team to personally select the players. Mr. Consur Manreza will be the Tournament Commissioner and Mr. Alberto Honasan (former Mr. Football) will represent PFF.

There will be a Referee’s Refresher course on 15 – 16 March at the Tionko Football Grounds to update them on the rules of the Festival of Football. This will be conducted by Mr. Jaime Nicolau of Negros Occidental FA.  There will be 8 referees from Davao FA who will attend this course headed by Referees’ Committee chair, Aaron Bantilan.

The team managers’ meeting will be on 17 March 2011 at 7:00 PM to be held at the Mintal Barangay Hall.

This event is in cooperation with the Department of Education, Deca Homes Resort and Residences, Barangay Mintal, Barangay Tacunan, Mintal Police Station, 69^th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, Office of the City Mayor, Medvil Farms, Inc., UP Mindanao, and Congressman Isidro Ungab.