The Grenada Football Association (GFA) has introduced a longer\u00a0 version to its 2023 Sandals National U15 Boys tournament, announced in a launch held earlier\u00a0 this week. At the press launch which took place at the GFA Conference room, President Marlon\u00a0 Glean said the tournament will now run for six months instead of six weeks. He said, \u201c What we\u00a0 tried to do was pack as much football as possible into the year and the longer tournament\u00a0 provides an opportunity for players to develop over a period of time with more on the field\u00a0 experience and training.\u201d<\/p>\n
The President also announced that matches will be played on weekends in primetime so that\u00a0 parents and fans can have a chance to come out and show their support while players show their\u00a0 talent in front of a crowd.<\/p>\n
For the 5th\u00a0tournament this year, 20 teams have registered and Sandals Grenada Resorts and Spa\u00a0 has pledged its continued sponsorship to the development league. President Glean thanked the\u00a0 organization for supporting the development of the next generation of footballers. Representing\u00a0 Sandals Grenada was Mrs. Nasha Smith Bailey, Director of Sales, Groups and Conventions. She\u00a0 said, \u201cSandals Grenada is delighted to sponsor another season of the National U15 Tournament\u00a0 and we look forward to a successful tournament and contributing to the development of football\u00a0 throughout the nation.<\/p>\n
The Sandals GFA National U15 Tournament will be launched on Saturday 22nd\u00a0April, 2023 at the\u00a0 Cuthbert Peters Park at 2:30pm with an evening of exciting exhibition matches. The competition\u00a0 will see the registered teams divided into two groups and playing amongst each other to arrive\u00a0 at a quarterfinals, semifinals and final. Paradise FCI are the defending champions and they have\u00a0 won the tournament three times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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