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Late Pa Sulayman Federa Memorial Enters Quarter-Finals

Dec 2, 2009, 4:30 PM | Article By: Lamin Darboe

The 2009 late Pa Sulayman Federa Memorial Knock-out Championship Tournament is currently underway in Brufut in Kombo North in the Western Region, organised by the Brufut Youth and Sports Committee (BYSC), and sponsored by Mamadou Max Jallow, Lamin Manneh in the UK and Banker Ebrima Manneh in the United States of America has reached its quarter finals stage.

The fixtures for the championship are as follows;

Arsenal FC VS Comium FC

Nyafelen United FC VS City Limit FC

Sait Matty VS FC Luka

Sheraton VS Great Alliance Insurance FC

Speaking to Pointsports on Monday, the Vice- Chairperson of Brufut Youth and Sports Committee, Mr. Abdoulie Manneh, said the tournament is organised in memory of late Pa Sulayman Federa, a former player for Kelefa FC and Young Stars FC who died at the training ground while training with his colleagues in 1993.

He revealed that the sponsors of the tournament were the friends to the late star that is why they have decided to sponsor the championship to keep his memory alive.

He further revealed that out of the 16 teams that take part in the championship 8 teams are now battling out for the trophy. He also noted that the date for the quarter-finals will be announced later.