Last Sunday about 80 football teams took part in the 2017 Warren & Brown tournament, a one-day affair held at Manila’s Alabang Country Club.
The tournament sponsor, Australia’s Warren & Brown Technologies, is a global leader in the design, manufacture, and supply of optical fiber and copper cabling systems used in network connections.
“The tournament is a way of promoting competitive sportsmanship among the youth,” said Neil Domelow, the managing director of Warren and Brown Technologies.
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The tournament was the fourth edition of the competition–and the biggest to date–according to Kaya Football Club’s head coach and Academy Director, Chris Greatwich. Kaya organized the event.
Here are the winners.
U7 category: Southridge School first, Kaya FC Academy second, and Xavier School third.
U9 category: JP Voltes first, Blue Strikers second, and KSM third.
U11 category: Makati FC first, Kaya FC Academy second, LaSalle Green Hills third.
U13 category: Makati FC 05, the youngest team in the group, took first. JP Voltes second. Alabang Football School third.
U15 category: Makati FC dominated the early stages, but LaSalle Green Hills B was crowned champion, defeating Makati 1:0 in the final. La Salle Green Hills A finished third.
U17 girl’s category: Makati FC beat Kaya in a sudden-death penalty shoot out. JP Voltes took third.
In addition to sponsoring the tournament, Warren & Brown enables other youth development programs through the Kaya FC Academy, including providing the Academy with footballs used at training sessions.
