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.
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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