The first round of the McDonald’s League successfully concluded last Saturday for the western division.
Fiji FA Technical Director Timo Jankowski says the league is kindly sponsored by McDonald’s
“The League aims to identify talents from a young age and provide a bigger pool of players for the National men’s and Women’s teams.
While launching the League at Lautoka Methodist School grounds last Saturday, Fiji FA vice-president Aiyaz Musa said it was a proud moment for the parent body to kick off the talent development league in Lautoka and at various other venues around the country.
Musa said the McDonald’s League will provide every talent a chance which is the FIFA development scheme slogan ‘Every Talent Deserves a Chance’.
“It is for the first time we target the golden age which is crucial to maximizing football development in Fiji.
“And at this juncture, I would like to thank McDonald’s who have agreed to come on board with Fiji FA to work hand in hand to ensure that we continue developing talents that will bear fruit not overnight but in a couple of years to come. This is a beginning of a journey to come and I take this time to thank our president Rajesh Patel and the whole Board for their support in taking this initiative,” Musa added.
Jankowski said there were huge talents in the country.
“It was great to see the excitement and potential in the players,”
“In the first round of the McDonald’s Talent Development League, we spotted some exciting talents,” said Jankowski
“One player that caught my eye was from Nukuloa Primary School and I followed him to their training on Monday,”
“He is 12- year old striker Simione and he really impressed me as he is a good and fast learner,” said Jankowski
“I strongly believe that every Talent deserves a chance and I know there is Talent everywhere in Fiji. I have even been to places like Bua, Lomowai, Dreketi, and Taveuni so I know that also in the more remote areas, many talented girls and boys are around and we would like to see and get them on the radar,”
Jankowski says if a school especially Primary School as this is the Golden Age is interested in football training or some guidance with the help of the Fiji Football Development Curriculum please get in touch: technicaldirector@fijifootball.com.fj”
The League is being played in a mixed format to give equal opportunities to both girls and boys in the Under 9 to U15.
