Tiko maiden Inter-quarter tournaments rounds up in a flourish.

The maiden edition of the Tiko Inter-quarter tournament rounded up at the Holtford field on Saturday August 29 with Manchester United FC of Tiko clinching the coveted trophy after post match penalties against an equally formidable side Feritas Football Club of Tiko.

The tournament which brought together some sixteen teams from the nooks and crannies of the Tiko Sub Division experienced a smooth flow to its end without any major incident registered. The Lord Mayor of the Council Mokondo Daniel explained that with the help of partners like Brasseries du Cameroun, the tournament had all the financial stability and colour that such a tournament normally should have. The essence he said was to make the youth happy and from this perspective, the objectives were attained.

The tournament this year saw the participation of teams mostly from the Tiko town, Mutengene and Missellele areas. The Mayor said during the 2016 tournamentmeasures will be put in place to make sure those in the Mungo area become part of this big event which has come to stay. The goal he said is to increase the number of participating teams to between 24 and 32 teams so that it becomes highly competitive. This he explained could eventually serve as a source pool not only for players in the Regional leagues but for players in the national leagues. To buttress his point he made allusion to the case in Nigeria when as a student he saw Clement Westerhorf, the trainer of the Green Eagles of Nigeria at the time selecting Daniel Amokachi at 16 years from school games to play in the Super Eagles of Nigeria. It is no secret that Daniel Amokachi became one of the greatest talents in the history of African Football.

Further attributing the success of the tournament to the partnership with Brasseries Du Cameroun, he said this collaboration is also seen in the organisation of the annual feast of Saint Sylvester on the night of December 31^st. This event which takes place at the council premises brings together many artists and attracts the population of Tiko to the Council premises where they pass unforgettable moments as they move from one year to the next.

This initiative he hoped will bring the youths together so that they might think together and become more useful in the nation building process. The champions went home with two trophies, one from the Tiko Council and the other from The National Brewery Company. 

  

Apart from the cups and cash prizes of 400.000 FCFA and 200.000 FCFA that were dished out to the champions and vice champions respectively, other prizes dished out went to the highest goal scorer of the tournament, the Man of the March the goal keeper for the Manchester United Club in Tiko, the best player of the tournament, the champions of the various zones that took place in the tournament among many others.

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