Three championships are up for grabs in the Sagay Kasibulan Football Tournament that starts at 8 a.m. today at the Sagay National High School in Sagay City.

The booters from the different elementary schools in Sagay will be battling for the crowns in the 4-on-4 without a goalkeeper, 5-on-5 with a goalie and 7-on-7 with a goalkeeper divisions.

About 300 booters are expected to participate in the event that is organized by the Philippine Football Federation in cooperation with the Negros Occidental Football Association and the Sagay City local government, NOFA deputy general-secretary Warren Concepcion said.

Kasibulan is a grassroots football program of the NOFA that is being implemented in the different towns and cities in Negros Occidental to develop the skills of football aspirants, he said. Concepcion spearheads the activities of NOFA in the southern part of Negros, while John Carmona is in-charge of the NOFA-organized tournaments in the northern area of Negros.

The Kasibulan event is also a part of the activities lined up in the 10th Sinigayan Festival, which also includes takewondo, drag race, chess, trisikad race, basketball, motocross, mountain bike and BMX races, tug-of-war, billiards and shooting competitions.

Meanwhile, NOFA also had a meeting with the San Carlos Football Club to discuss the developments regarding the FC's hosting of the PFF Under-17 Ladies' National Football Championships from May 7 to 12 in San Carlos City.

A tryout will be conducted by NOFA on April 8 to form a ladies' team that will banner Negros in the national tournament, Concepcion said.

Lady booters from FC de Pontevedra, Ma-ao United FC, University of St. La Salle, San Carlos City FC and Talisay City FC will try out for inclusion in the NOFA roster, he said. *CIT

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