Allianz National Youth Futsal Invitiational concludes, eight picked for AJFC

(From Left to Right) Ms. Amor Datinguinoo, Head of Legal, Allianz PNB Life Insurance; Mr. Danny Moran, Chairman of Henry V. Moran Foundation; Mr. John Mar Barsanilla; Mr. Mariano Araneta, President of Philippine Football Federation; Ms. Melona Rafil; Ms. Justine Marie Mamon; Mr. Thorsten Gottfried, Cultural Attache to the Philippines, German Embassy; Mr. Richard Jacob Ernest Songalia II; Dr. Olaf Kliesow, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allianz PNB Life Insurance; Ms. Catherine Angelica Bradborn; Ms. Miyuki Tsukamoto; Ms. Ivy Paster Tapiz; Mr. Juan Miguel Basmayor.

The Allianz National Youth Futsal Invitational concluded earlier this month at the Laguna Sports Complex in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, with the champions in the Under-14 and Under-16 divisions being determined for both boys and girls.

Kicking things off were the semifinal matches for each of the divisions.

Hosts Laguna FA claimed the Under-14 boys title over Dipolog FC, while a selection from USPF in Cebu took the girls' title over the Tuloy sa Don Bosco Foundation. In the Under-16 division, Global FC / Pilipinas Dragons defeated a selection from Jaro, Iloilo for the boys' title, while Calvary-Pontevedra of Negros Occidental defeated Cordillera Binnadang FC for the girls' title.


The ANYFI also served as an opportunity to discover new talent, and eight were selected to represent Team Philippines in the Allianz Junior Football Camp set to take place next month in Thailand.

Juan Miguel Basmayor, Global FC / Pilipinas Dragons  - Manila
John Mar Barsanilla, Cam Sur Sports Academy  - Camarines Sur
Jacob Ernest Songalia II, Don Bosco Technical Center - Cebu
Catherine Angelica Bradborn, Luenthai Charity Football School - Pampanga
Miyuki Tsukamoto, Penafrancia United FC - Camarines Sur
Justine Marie Mamon, Calvary Pontevedra FC (NOFA) - Negros Occidental
Ivy Paster Tapiz, ZANDIFA Watashi - Zamboanga Peninsula
Melona Rafil, Calvary Pontevedra FC (NOFA) - Negros Occidental