The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) on Friday announced that they have entered into an agreement with the British Council as well as the British Embassy that would send the Philippine U-11 football team to the British Isles for an innovative educational and sports training program.
This particular program, which will be from August 24 to September 14, aims to fill the need of long-term training that would help them prepare for the qualifying tournaments of the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup as well as the 2024 Olympics. Said training will be conducted at Loughborough University in Leiscestershire. The institution is among the world's best, as arguably it might have the greatest concentration of high performance sporting facilities in the United Kingdom, which is renowned mainly for its sports education, as well as world-class facilities, coaches and players.
In selecting the current composition of the U-11 team, the PFF, through its team of national coaches, picked out the outstanding participants from the Kasibulan Grassroots Program from all over the country. The program, which has the support of the Department of Education (DepEd) and is principally sponsored by the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Asian Football Development Project, is the chief grassroots program of the federation, seeking out and developing football talent from the ages of 6-12 years old. From this program, regional "Festivals of Football" were conducted all over the country.
Accompanying the 22 players are five coaches and PFF staff, including their head coach Ely Fabroada. They are scheduled to play matches against their English counterparts, as well as get the chance to be able to watch a Barclays English Premier League match as well as the World Cup Qualifier match between England and Moldova that is to take place at the new Wembley Stadium in early September.
The program is supported by ABS-CBN Studio 23, Mitre, SM West Avenue Theatre Inc, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Voyage Film Studios and Spears Sports Activation. A film documentary about this endeavor, entitled Football Dreams, under the stewardship of Clodualdo del Mundo and Baby Ruth Villarama and produced by Albert Almendralejo is also in the works.
The 22 players are noted below:
Mark Alanquihan (Miputab Elementary School in Dipolog)
Amir Andre Amaikurut (Ateneo de Davao)
Josh Asignar (Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu)
Yuan Reña (Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu)
Tristan Enad (Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu)
Charles Unabia (Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu)
Chevey Celeste (Tandang Sora Elementary School in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
Shemrei Marobillo (Ramon Magsaysay Elementary in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
Joie Gaid Jr. (Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon via Cagayan de Oro)
Greg Naquines (Abbon Orchard in Alwana, Cagayan de Oro)
Jan Karl Soloma (Casa Bambino in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo)
Jil Pillora (Central Philippines University in Iloilo)
Agiel John Rojo (Koronodal Central Elementary School in South Cotobato)
Drexler Valencia (West City Elementary School in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental)
Ildefonse Escobin (Lumban Academy in Laguna)
Robert Orr (La Salle Greenhills in NCR)
Michael Osorio (PAREF-Southridge in NCR)
Jacob Pedernal (Ateneo de Manila in NCR)
Jose Dante Guitierrez (Don Bosco-Makati in NCR)
Nicolai Art San Jose (Halang Elementary School in Calamba, Laguna)
Shane Clemente (Acacia Elementary School in Malabon in NCR)
Vin Joel Dela Cruz (Don Bosco-Mandaluyong in NCR)
This particular program, which will be from August 24 to September 14, aims to fill the need of long-term training that would help them prepare for the qualifying tournaments of the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup as well as the 2024 Olympics. Said training will be conducted at Loughborough University in Leiscestershire. The institution is among the world's best, as arguably it might have the greatest concentration of high performance sporting facilities in the United Kingdom, which is renowned mainly for its sports education, as well as world-class facilities, coaches and players.
In selecting the current composition of the U-11 team, the PFF, through its team of national coaches, picked out the outstanding participants from the Kasibulan Grassroots Program from all over the country. The program, which has the support of the Department of Education (DepEd) and is principally sponsored by the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Asian Football Development Project, is the chief grassroots program of the federation, seeking out and developing football talent from the ages of 6-12 years old. From this program, regional "Festivals of Football" were conducted all over the country.
Accompanying the 22 players are five coaches and PFF staff, including their head coach Ely Fabroada. They are scheduled to play matches against their English counterparts, as well as get the chance to be able to watch a Barclays English Premier League match as well as the World Cup Qualifier match between England and Moldova that is to take place at the new Wembley Stadium in early September.
The program is supported by ABS-CBN Studio 23, Mitre, SM West Avenue Theatre Inc, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Voyage Film Studios and Spears Sports Activation. A film documentary about this endeavor, entitled Football Dreams, under the stewardship of Clodualdo del Mundo and Baby Ruth Villarama and produced by Albert Almendralejo is also in the works.
The 22 players are noted below:
Mark Alanquihan (Miputab Elementary School in Dipolog)
Amir Andre Amaikurut (Ateneo de Davao)
Josh Asignar (Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu)
Yuan Reña (Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu)
Tristan Enad (Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu)
Charles Unabia (Don Bosco Technology Center in Cebu)
Chevey Celeste (Tandang Sora Elementary School in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
Shemrei Marobillo (Ramon Magsaysay Elementary in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental)
Joie Gaid Jr. (Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon via Cagayan de Oro)
Greg Naquines (Abbon Orchard in Alwana, Cagayan de Oro)
Jan Karl Soloma (Casa Bambino in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo)
Jil Pillora (Central Philippines University in Iloilo)
Agiel John Rojo (Koronodal Central Elementary School in South Cotobato)
Drexler Valencia (West City Elementary School in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental)
Ildefonse Escobin (Lumban Academy in Laguna)
Robert Orr (La Salle Greenhills in NCR)
Michael Osorio (PAREF-Southridge in NCR)
Jacob Pedernal (Ateneo de Manila in NCR)
Jose Dante Guitierrez (Don Bosco-Makati in NCR)
Nicolai Art San Jose (Halang Elementary School in Calamba, Laguna)
Shane Clemente (Acacia Elementary School in Malabon in NCR)
Vin Joel Dela Cruz (Don Bosco-Mandaluyong in NCR)
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