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We are a week away from the start of the SSFL NGC Boys Premier Division competition.

President Merere Gonzales is looking for the league to get bigger and better, which includes giving more attention to girls football.

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00:00This year, the Secondary Schools Football League celebrates its 60th anniversary.
00:05According to SSFL President, Muriri Gonzalez,
00:08it's a huge milestone which makes him proud to be head of the organization.
00:11We are very fortunate to have a number of persons in the past,
00:16predecessors who would have worked feverishly, meticulously, purposefully,
00:21and positively to bring us to where we are now.
00:25A rich history of the SSFL over the many years.
00:28And we continue to employ each and everyone to come on board with us,
00:33recognizing what we have done and what we still are doing,
00:37who specifically for the youths of the nation,
00:40through the student-athletes in the schools.
00:42One thing that the SSFL wants to introduce is the Girls Premiership Division,
00:46which was on the front burner prior to COVID-19.
00:49In order for that to happen, he says corporate TNT must come on board.
00:53And I don't need to say what COVID did when it entered into the world
00:58and it created some havoc.
01:00It affected the present or the past sponsorship that we would have had for it.
01:06So right now we are desperately looking around for a sponsor or partner
01:14that will come on with the Girls Premiership Division.
01:20We have an entity presently that is showing some interest.
01:25Having said that, Gonzalez indicates there is possible sponsorship
01:29of the Girls' Big Five competition this year.
01:31Regarding the boys, the SSFL-NGC Super Cup opener takes place on Friday
01:36at the Hazley Crawford Stadium from 4 p.m.
01:38It involves league winners Fatima against Intercoll Champs Praesandu.
01:42It's going to be quite an interesting affair.
01:45$5,000 is at stake for the winner, including the Challenge Trophy,
01:49the Super Cup, and $2,000 for the losing team.
01:54But it will be televised and broadcast live on Sportsmax.
02:00Only $50 for adults and $20 for students in uniform.
02:07There have been instances of disruptive behavior at matches involving fans.
02:12It's something the SSFL does not tolerate, hence the reason Gonzalez
02:16is imploring fans to be courteous.
02:18I am pleading with all the fans and supporters out there
02:23who we look forward to support the SSFL for 2024,
02:27that it can be done with that level of decency and respect
02:31because the league is about sustaining, maintaining, and retaining
02:35the level of integrity and credibility that it has acquired over the years.
02:40We look forward and we know that Trinidad and Tobago can produce it
02:44in support of the student-athletes so that they can achieve their goals,
02:51their dreams, and their aspirations through this most popular
02:55sporting discipline in the world, which is football.
02:59The SSFL-NGC Boys Premier League kicks off on September 11th
03:03with 16 schools participating in it.
03:06This has been an Onyx TV 6 report.
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