FERANAGOUNA village in East Fataleka is set to host the festive season games for Ward 14 of Malaita Province as of Monday 30 December.
The games include 7 aside soccer tournament and volleyball tournament and the games organiser and FIFA Assistant Referee David Sau said the registration fees for both soccer and volleyball teams will be $100 dollars per team.
He said there will be no team re-entry into the competition once knocked out as the games will only be straight forward knockouts.
The first prize for the soccer tournament will be a cash prize of $3000 dollars, the second prize will be $1500 dollars cash, the third prize will be $1000 dollars cash and the fourth prize will be $500 dollars cash.
For the volleyball tournament, only be two grand prizes were so far made known and these are the first prize, which consists of $2000 dollars cash and the second prize which is worth $1000 cash.
The executive is yet to decide on the amounts for the third and fourth prizes.
David Sau said for this year, the standard of the games in Feranagouna will be high.
“This means every team must have proper uniforms and every player must wear soccer boots to qualify for participation,” he explained.
He said this tournament is only for Ward 14 members from Abira village to Ata’a village in East Fataleka.
Mr Sau said so far, 25 teams have already arrived at the games hosting village.
He said the games will be opened with a parade at 11:30am for all the teams participating in the games.
Mr Sau said the signing of the ground rules will be held during the official opening ceremony, which will see the Games Coordinator officially declare the games open.
Mr Sau, meanwhile, called on all Ward 14 members of East Fataleka in Honiara or elsewhere in the country who wants to participate in the games, especially the soccer knockout, to bring their own soccer boots because the game rules have been upgraded.
These Xmas games are sponsored by the Member of Provincial Assembly for Ward 14 in East Fataleka, David Solobaerara.
Mr Sau extended his acknowledgement to the CDO of Fataleka Constituency for paying for his travelling expenses from Honiara to Feranagouna and also to the MP for Fataleka Constituency, Rexon Ramofafia for his financial assistance towards the games.
By IAN LADDS OSO
Solomon Star, Honiara
