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2018 MILO U-13 Champions League launched
Nestle Ghana to promote active lifestyle through sports education with MILO U-13 Champions League.
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Nestle Milo with this initiative launched the 2018 edition of the MILO U-13 Champions League with the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service in a beautiful ceremony at the Nestle Head Office at Dzorwulu in Accra.
The tournament seeks to unearth the fantastic talent which abound in the basic schools across the country.
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Speaking at the launch, The Managing Director of Nestle Ghana, Freda Duplan stated that Nestle has an ambition to aid 50 million children lead healthier lives by 2030 and one key initiative to help achieving that is the MILO U-13 champions League which the company is using to achieve ambition.
“Healthy living is not only about eating right but also being physically active is key to maintaining a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle. Aside fortifying our products with the necessary micronutrients to address under-nutrition, we at Nestle encourage healthy eating habits and active lifestyles through avenues such as the Milo U-13 Champions League to ensure good health," Freda Duplan said.
The Ghana Education Service also supported this fabulous initiative since there were schools involved.
This was done through the Deputy Director of the Ghana Education Service, Mr Anthony Boateng. He noted that football has the ability to connect and empower communities through passion it elicits and its accompanying lessons.
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He also thanked Nestle Ghana for collaborating with GES for the tournament:
“I want to thank Nestle Ghana Limited for partnering the Ghana Education Service in this noble idea of identifying and nurturing budding soccer talents from grassroots and also augmenting Government’s policy intervention by providing this platform for our younger children.’’
Mr Boateng urged other corporate institutions to emulate the shining example of Nestle.
The 2018 edition of the MILO U-13 Champions League will unfold in three major stages which will be the District, Regional and National finals.
The format will have 48 schools which will compete in four zones. 10 schools will advance to the finals which will be at the Paa Joe Park on the campus of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.
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Each of these 10 schools which will make the final showdown will represent the 10 Regions in Ghana.
Zone 1 will have schools from the three northern regions which will be hosted at Bolgatanga Senior High School from the 16 to 18 May, 2018.
Zone 2 will have schools from the Brong Ahofo and Ashanti Region which will be hosted at Prempeh College in Kumasi from 30 May to 1 June, 2018
Zone 3 which had schools from Central and Western will play at Adisadel College from 6th to 8th June, 2018.
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Zone 4 will also have teams from Greater Accra, Eastern and Volta region.
Stephen Appiah who is the official brand icon and ambassador has been tasked to handle the soccer clinic where he takes school children and match officials through football drills.
The finals will be at the Paa Joe Park in Kumasi from the 19 to the 23 June, 2018.
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