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It's official. The highly anticipated tournament schedule for the 1st Annual Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Challenge Cup Soccer tournament has been released. The tournament which honors the first president of Ghana Dr. Nkrumah will be played at the soccer field on Long Islands University's Brooklyn Campus in Brooklyn, New York. The tournament kicks off this Saturday, June 9th and Sunday, June 10th with two high profile teams each from the Bronx and New Jersey. All of the teams featured in this year's tournament present an interesting mix of some very talented African players on their roster. Rumor has it that some former national team players will be present on the pitch! Although, the tournament features mostly Ghanaian players, some of the nationalities boasted by the football clubs include Mali, Senegal, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Nigeria thus, adding to the diversity of the event.
Nasare Sports Foundation and Nasare Athletics the organizers of this event are very grateful for all the teams who registered for the event and look forward to expanding the tournament to more African based communities in the future. It goes without saying that in order for this to become possible, a great amount of support from the community will be needed. Finally, all are invited to come support this inaugural event in an effort to show Brooklyn, New York that the African community is alive and well!
1st Annual Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Challenge Cup Tournament Schedule:
? June 9th: Chelsea FC (Bronx, NY) vs. Da Bronx FC (Bronx, NY) Kickoff 10:30am ? June 10th: Chelsea FC (Bronx, NY) vs. Manor FC (New Jersey) Kickoff 10:30am ? June 10th: Da Bronx FC (Bronx, NY) vs. Friends Soccer FC (New Jersey) @ 2:30pm ?July 7th: Da Bronx FC (Bronx, NY) vs. Manor FC (New Jersey) @ 10:30am ?July 7th: Friends Soccer FC (New Jersey) vs. Chelsea FC (Bronx) @ 2:30pm ?July 8th: Manor FC (New Jersey) vs. Friends Soccer FC (New Jersey) @ 10:30am
MINI-PLAYOFFS Begin:
**July 14th, 2007 Playoff Games** Game 1: 1seed vs. 4seed @ 10:30 am Game 2: 2 seed vs. 3seed @ 2:30pm
Challenge Cup FINALS: SUNDAY JULY 15, 2007. Seeding based on point totals.
? 3rd Place Match: 3 vs. 4th Team @ 3:00pm
? Championship Match: 1st vs. 2nd @ 5:00pm
All matches will be played at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York
For directions go to: http://www.brooklyn.liu.edu/bbut11/general/wrac%20directions.htm
