Thursday, January 3, 2008

National County Meet Scheduled For Tommorow Friday, January 4, 2008

The opening date of the 2007/2008 National County Meet, previously scheduled for Saturday, January 5, 2008, has been brought forward to Friday, January 4, 2008.

This followed a technical adjustment by the Ministry of Youth & Sports to allow for commencement of the annual President's Cup Competition, which falls on the original date.

With the preliminary phase scheduled to be played on a round robin basis at various venues around the country, the tournament will feature football and kickball.

Montserrado and Rivercess Counties will open the competition at the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia at 2:00 P.M., with each promising to undo the other in both games.

The games resume on Sunday, January 6, with Grand Kru going against River Gee in Zwedru; Nimba versus Bong in Saniquille; and Sinoe against Maryland in Greenville.

The remaining fixture is as follows: January 13, Grand Bassa Vs. Margibi in Buchanan; Grand Gedeh Vs. Lofa in Zwedru; Maryland Vs. Grand Kru in Harper; and Sinoe Vs. River Gee in Greenville.

January 19, Grand Cape Mount Vs. Bomi in Robertsport; Montserrado Vs. Bassa in Monrovia; Bong Vs. Lofa in Gbarnga; and Grand Kru Vs. Sinoe in Zwedru.

January 27, Bassa Vs. Rivercess in Buchanan; Margibi Vs. Montserrado in Unification Town; Gbarpolu Vs. Grand Cape Mount in Bopolu; Grand Gedeh Vs. Nimba in Zwedru; and River Gee Vs. Maryland in Fish Town.

February 3, Lofa Vs. Nimba in Voijamah; Bong Vs. Grand Gedeh in Gbarnga; Rivercess Vs. Margibi in Cestos; and Bomi Vs. Gbarpolu in Tubmanburg. The quarter final, semi final, third place and final games of the tournament will be played at the Samuel K. Doe Complex in Monrovia.

The tournament groups the 15 counties into four regions, with Grand Cape Mount, Bomi, and Gbarpolu Counties constituting region one.

In region two are Montserrado, Grand Bassa, Margibi and Rivercess Counties. Lofa, Bong, Nimba and Grand Gedeh Counties represent region three, while region four comprises Sinoe, Maryland, Grand Kru and River Gee.

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