Girls Football Festival

PPCFC girls coach Sorn Srey Teav shows off the Crown jersey

The 2nd National Girls U-15 Football Festival kicked-off this morning after yesterday's press conference and draw at the Crown Sports Bar. The playing kit for each of the 12 teams has its own sponsor, with the German Embassy providing a big chunk of the funds needed to stage the event, organised by the SALT Academy from Battambang, under the guidance of Crown coach Sam Schweingruber. The Army Stadium is the venue for the group matches today and tomorrow morning, each team plays three games and then later tomorrow, finals day, will see the knock-out phase and the appearance of special guest, singing sensation Meas Soksophea who will be performing between 3-5pm. Phnom Penh Crown have a team under the leadership of coach Sorn Srey Teav but the outstanding favourites to carry off the title are the Mighty Girls from Battambang, the strongest female team in the country for the last few years.

The draw and today's matches

Sam Schweingruber (right) and Horst Triller from the German Embassy at the draw

SALT Academy organisers, LtoR; Linda, Theresia, Socheata, Dany, Channou

Girl Power

The German Embassy are firmly behind the 2nd National Girls U-15 Football Festival which will take place next week in Phnom Penh. The finals day will be Wednesday 15 May at the Army/Old Stadium with special guest star Meas Sopksophea in attendance, singing and mingling with the girls from 3pm onwards. U-15 girls teams from all over Cambodia will be there and a team from Phnom Penh Crown will be joining in the fun. SALT Academy from Battambang are running the show and always do a fabulous job in organizing this and other football competitions for girls in this country. There will be a film screening at Meta House tomorrow (Sat 11th) from 7pm to kick the festival off.