{"id":4059,"date":"2022-03-17T19:37:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T19:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/football-girls-u-18-schools-premier-league"},"modified":"2022-03-17T20:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T20:00:40","slug":"football-girls-u-18-schools-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/football-girls-u-18-schools-premier-league","title":{"rendered":"Football: Girls U-18 Schools\u2019 Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>Following on from last year\u2019s successful pilot delivery of the Seychelles Schools\u2019 Premier League football project for boys aged 15 years old and under, the British High Commission in collaboration with the Seychelles Football Federation will now expand the upcoming season with a new league for girls U-18.<\/p>\n<p>The new girls\u2019 league was officially launched on Wednesday afternoon during a ceremony held at the Maison Football, Roche Ca\u00efman, in the presence of Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Patricia Francourt, British High Commissioner Patrick Lynch, the chief executive of the Seychelles Football Federation (SFF) George Bibi, team coaches and captains of the 10 selections who will feature in the league.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony which focused on the presentation of resources teams \u2013 genuine full kit replicas of 10 clubs from the English Premier League (EPL), footballs and training bibs \u2013 began with a tribute to 14-year-old Sean Barb\u00e9 \u2013 a player for Anse Royale in last year\u2019s pilot delivery of the Seychelles Schools\u2019 Premier League \u2013 who tragically passed away in a road accident last month.<\/p>\n<p>Project officer for the Seychelles Schools\u2019 Football League from the British High Commission, Glenny Stravens, gave an overview of the pilot project, including the plans outlined for this year\u2019s programme.<\/p>\n<p>This include updates provided by the SFF\u2019s director of women\u2019s football Angeline Chua, as well as youth development officer Jim Louis, before kits and resources were presented to captains and coaches from the girls\u2019 teams.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to last year\u2019s pilot delivery for the boys\u2019 league, the girls\u2019 league will be modelled on the world-renowned and hugely popular English football brand, the English Premier League (EPL).<\/p>\n<p>The girls\u2019 teams represented in this year\u2019s inaugural girls\u2019 league will mirror the composition of teams from the boys\u2019 league and will include teams from the Anse Boileau secondary school (West Ham United), Anse Royale secondary school (Leicester), Beau Vallon secondary school (Chelsea), Belonie secondary school (Manchester City), English River secondary school (Aston Villa), Independent School ( Manchester United), Mont Fleuri secondary school (Tottenham Hotspur), Pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance secondary school (Arsenal), Pointe Larue secondary school (Everton) and Plaisance secondary school (Liverpool).<\/p>\n<p>The new league serves as an extension of the British high commission\u2019s commitment towards the development of girls\u2019 football in Seychelles, and follows on from last year\u2019s donation of t-shirts, footballs, medals and trophies for players to the SFF.<\/p>\n<p>The British high commission\u2019s support of girls\u2019 football in Seychelles builds on its ongoing involvement in coordinating the overwhelmingly popular Seychelles Schools\u2019 Premier League for teenage boys, which has transformed youth and community engagement efforts across Mah\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>The next phase aims to focus on actively promoting inclusive participation across both genders as well as efforts to engage young people from both Praslin and La Digue over the course of this calendar year.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing those present, High Commissioner Lynch noted that the United Kingdom and Seychelles\u2019 relationship is defined by our shared history and our shared values, which are both reflected in our shared love of football.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have a shared commitment to equality, so we are delighted to be working with the Seychelles Football Federation to launch this new league,\u201d added High Commissioner Lynch who further said that it has always been a key part of the high commission\u2019s plans to support the development of girls\u2019 football in Seychelles, alongside the ongoing support we are offering to the hugely popular Seychelles Schools\u2019 Premier League for teenage boys.<\/p>\n<p>Encouraging the girls and bringing her support, Minister Francourt, who has had a long career dealing with teenagers, urged them to be role models to others, and to bring the good principles and discipline gained on the football pitch everywhere they go.<\/p>\n<p>The girls\u2019 league will be played on Tuesdays and Wednesdays \u2013 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