Royal Atlantic Resort, an Accra-based company, has launched a GH¢5,000 sponsorship for the 2008 Volta Regional Second Division Middle League at a colourful ceremony in Ho.
The two-week soccer tournament is slated for September 18 to 30 at Sogakofe in the South Tongu District. Eight teams will take part in the competition, which will be zoned into two groups.
The first and second clubs in each zone at the end of the league will qualify to participate in a super middle league of four teams.
The ultimate winner of the super middle league qualifies to represent the region in the National First Division One League for the 2008/09 season.
The participating teams are Desert Warriors F/C, Juantex F/C, De Young Stars F/C, R-Stake F/C, Forest Sacree F/C, Abaanata F/C, Red Bull Soccer Academy and Agbozume United.
The Chairman of the Volta Regional Football Association, Mr Francis Dogbatse, appealed for support from corporate bodies to assist them to unearth the latent potentials that abound in the nook and cranny of the region.
According to him the abundant talents could be groomed into good sports materials, but lamented that at the moment the RFA was poorly-resourced and cash-strapped to improve on their facilities.
He was, therefore, happy with the sponsorship package by the company to support sports development in the region.
Mr Dogbatse advised the teams to demonstrate a high sense of discipline and maturity and co-operate with the match officials for a successful soccer fiesta.
He advised referees to take officiating seriously and interprete the rules of the game without fear or favour, adding that the success or failure of the tournament fell squarely in their domain.
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