The draws for the inaugural U/13 Events – ‘Inħobb il-Futbol’ took place at the Youth FA’s Offices in Ta’ Qali overseen by the Vice-President, Robert Attard, the Secretary General, Joe Micallef and Frans Zammit, Fixtures Officer.

In a brief introduction, Robert Attard, explained that at the moment there are twenty nurseries who expressed their interest in participating in this new event, but the final number will be confirmed by mid-next week, after thoroughly checking the eligibility according the rules of this event.

Joe Micallef explained that this event will kick off in mid-October, 2011 and will run until May, 2012. He reminded the participating nurseries that the Inħobb il-Futbol event is not a competition, and should not be treated as such; otherwise the very scope will have gone astray. The Secretary General advised the nursery officials to treat this event very seriously and professionally, as the Youth FA Officials be very vigilant, and no disciplinary mishap or breaching of the rules will be tolerated.

The result of the draws was as follows:

Section A: Qormi, Birkirkara, Hamrun, Pembroke, St Andrew’s, Zebbug, Rabat, Melita, Kirkop, Mellieha.

Section B: Mosta, Tarxien, Gozo, San Gwann, Lija/Iklin, Paola Hibs, Floriana, St Patrick, Pieta, Naxxar.

All the fixtures for the Inħobb il-Futbol event will be released by the end of the month.