Samaposha powers Under 15 Inter-School Football Tournament for the eighth consecutive year
Organized in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Football Federation and the School’s Football Association, the ‘Samaposha Under-15 Inter- School Football Championship 2016’ kicked off on the 13th of September. 500 Boys teams and 150 Girls teams representing Schools Island wide totalling over 12,000 students will participate in this year’s tournament. 32 centers will host the tournament island wide encompassing all districts in the country. The final round is scheduled during 28, 29, 30, 31 October and is to be held in Polonnaruwa with 32 Boys teams and 24 Girls teams participating as district champions. The Best Player (Boys), Best Player (Girls) and also the Best Goalkeeper of the tournament will be awarded at the final day of the tournament.
Commenting on the Tournament, Anura de Silva, President – Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) said, “The Under-15 Inter school championship for football is recognised among students as decidedly the most competitive but friendly tournaments held. A great deal of effort and camaraderie is seen in this tournament and gives us an opportunity to identify the talented players. Also this Tournament is an ideal opportunity to be used as a platform to increase the keenness and enthusiasm among students for this sport. Towards this effort we are extremely grateful to Samaposha who has come forward and who continuously sponsor this annual Tournament over the years”.
“Samaposha has been contributing and working towards the development of school Football for over eight years. It is an honour to witness boys and girls who have played in this School Tournament have now become recognised National Football players,” de Silva added.
Shammi Karunaratne, Director/CEO of Plenty Foods (Pvt) Ltd expressed the company’s commitment in uplifting school football. He said, “Energy is not the only thing that matters in sport, but also key aspects such as, skills, having the necessary endurance, self-belief and discipline towards a sport are also important. To achieve all these factors it is paramount to have proper nutrition.
He further stated that “Samaposha is a brand made to international standards using nutritious local grains, which can provide the nutritional requirement of energetic sports like Football. We have come to the forefront in supporting this tournament with the objective of generating world class players for our nation.
During previous year’s Samaposha Under-15 Inter School Football Tournament, Zahira College, Colombo beat Kinniya Central College, Trincomalee to clinch the boy’s title, whilst Mahajana College, Jaffna emerged champions in the girl’s category beating Kavisigamuwa Central College, Kurunegala.
Photo caption: Shammi Karunaratne, Director/CEO of Plenty Foods (Pvt) Ltd, handing over the sponsorship cheque to Anura de Silva, President – FFSL, in the presence of Nilupul De Silva, Marketing Manager – CBL, N.S.B. Dissanayake, Secretary General, School Football Association, Sunil Jayaweera, Special Consultant to the Education Minister (health education and sports), Balendra Anthony, Secretary General – FFSL, Wasantha Chandrapala, General Manager, Plenty Foods (Pvt) Ltd