Tenang FC win 9-a-side tournament
Published on: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
By: GL Oh
The victorious Tenang FC players with their prizes.
Kota Kinabalu: Tenang FC won the nine-a-side football tournament organised by Umno Beaufort Youth Movement and Beaufort Football Chanel on Sunday.
The team featuring several former State players as expected beat MDB FT 2-0 in the final watched by some 1,000 spectators at the Beaufort Sports Complex.
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They took home the Movement’s Chief Ak. Mohd Yazri Ak. Mohd Yahya Trophy and RM15,000 winning prize while the losing finalist received RM7,000.
In joint third place were Perkasa Padu and HLDM City FC.
Yazri said the main aim of the competition was to convey messages of unity and cooperation among the youth apart from unearthing raw talents.
“The youth are the future leaders of the country.
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Therefore the spirit of fostering positive values of cooperation, unity and a strong fighting spirit is important for them to face the challenges ahead” he said.
He was also satisfied with the sportsmanship and discipline displayed by all the teams and said an open football tournament organised by the movement is on the cards.
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A total of 20 teams including some from Labuan and Lawas, Sarawak took part in the two-day competition.
The closing ceremony was attended by Umno Beaufort division chief Datuk Awang Aslee Lakat, deputy chief Rashid Haji Mathon, secretary Abdul Rahman Taib, women’s chief Juriffah Safflie and puteri chief Munira Sarrie.
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