The fifth edition of the KFC Goodwill International School Football Series kicked off with a bang, as defending champions Clarendon College and Guyana’s Chase Academy secured impressive victories on Sunday.
Clarendon College, led by a hat-trick from Nicholy Forbes, defeated Annai Secondary 6-2.
Forbes’ clinical performance and goals from Dameon Simms, Anthony Reid, and Dusean Belgrave proved too much for the Region Nine unit at the Queen’s College Ground.
Chase Academy also made a strong statement, thrashing Suriname’s Henry Hassankhan Communications School 8-1.
Bryan Wharton’s five-goal haul and contributions from Omar Sam, Tyrell Walcott, and Jaden Christian sealed the victory for the Guyanese team at the Ministry of Education Ground.
Trinidad’s Speyside Secondary (red) made a winning start against Dolphin Secondary (PHOTO: News Room/Avidesh Narine/December 15, 2024)
Trinidadian teams Speyside High School and St. Benedict’s College also won on the opening day, defeating Dolphin Secondary and D.C. Caesar Fox (Waramadong) Secondary, 3-1 and 5-2, respectively.
The tournament continues Tuesday with Dolphin facing Annai from 13:30h at Queen’s College, followed by Suriname’s Henry Hassankhan from 15:30h
The evening matches pit Clarendon against Speyside of Trinidad from 17:00h, and then St. Benedict’s College faces Chase from 19:00h.
The stakes are high for this year’s tournament, as the winners will take home a cash prize of US$5,000 and a beautiful hand-sculpted wooden trophy.
Notably, this trophy will be a lien, meaning a team must win the competition at least three times to claim it permanently.
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