The 4th Annual Seniors Soccer Tournament was held in Toronto, Canada
on a Labour Day weekend. This was yet another successful event participated by
teams from Atlanta, Washington D.C, Toronto, Mississauga and London Ontario.
This year the competitionhad 4 teams from the seniors division and
another 4 teams from the over 45 years of age division. The Championship Cup
was won by team Toronto from the seniors division with Washington and
Mississauga coming in second and third place respectively. In the over 45
division, team Zula from Toronto won the Championship Cup, with team Asmarino
and team London coming in second and third place respectively. The trophies
presented were donated by Mrs. Alganesh Temelso in memory of Zewenghel
Negash and handed to the winners by coach Angosom Tewolde who is one of the
founding members of the Eritrean Soccer program in Toronto and Mr. Ghebrehiwet
Abraha president of the Eritrean Seniors soccer association.=0ASponsors play a
key role in the success of our Seniors' Soccer program and to that we would
like to thank all of our sponsors for their contribution; it is truly
appreciated. We would also like to thank Asseb restaurant, Uhuru Bar
and Pero's restaurant for their great hospitality in hosting dinner for our
guests and players. Finally, we would like to thank all participating teams,
referees, volunteers and especially the Eritrean Seniors' Soccer
Association members Mr. Ghebrehiwet Abraha (president), Ghebre Zerizghi
(secretary), Abebe Kahsay (treasurer) and members of the committee Berhane
Asgodom (Salvatore), Yohannes T/Mariam (German) and Iyob Foto, for giving us
the opportunity and trust to host the tournament in Toronto. Based on the
success of this years event and the momentum the soccer activity is
gaining, the organizing committee is pleased to announce next
year's seniors Soccer Tournament would take place in
Kaiserslautern, Germany. Toronto, Organizing
Committee PICTURES, Please click the
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