Young footballers gunning for glory

September 28, 2010, Tuesday
TheBorneoPost

KUCHING: Sarawak for the first time will send in two teams to compete in the 2010 Borneo Football Cup which will kick off in Kota Kinabalu on Sept 30 to Oct 6.Flying the state colours will be Kickalob Sports Academy, a private football academy in Kuching, who will send in their under 12-year-old (20 players) and the under 14-year-old (20 players) squads.

Pitting themselves against teams from Australia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and hosts Sabah, it is expected to be a high level of football marking a huge benchmark for the development of young footballers.

“This is a good opportunity for the players to be exposed to high level of competition,” said Daud Aba, technical director of the academy after receiving financial aid from Ministry of Social Development and Urbanisation (KPSU) presented by Dato Sri William Mawan Ikom at his office yesterday.

Regarding the end result, Daud is rather optimistic of their campaign saying that teams, especially the football academy from Australia have boasted of producing national players.

“It will not be so much of the playing skills that set us apart from the Australians due to the age group. What will set us apart is the physical built of our players compared to them,” said Daud.

He also said that their participation in the decade old tournament will compliment the state’s five years football development programme spearheaded by KPSU and the Sarawak State Sports Counci (MSNS).

FAS to organise leagues through all affiliates

New Sarawak Tribune - Friday, 24 September 2010 14:35 Martin Yee

KUCHING: The Sarawak FA has taken the big step of “taking football to the masses” through the organising of well-run leagues throughout all the 11 divisions in well-co-ordinated efforts to unearth cream of players in one or two years’ time.

Presently, the leagues are on the planning stage as such important steps like negotiating with sponsors are going on.

Sarawak FA (FAS) president Datu Sudarsono Osman, when contacted, said they are looking into all the details of finalising on the leagues to ensure that it is capably taken care of by the affiliates while the standard of the leagues must be maintained.

Sarawak Cup to be open affair with no age limits

New Sarawak Tribune - Tuesday, 21 September 2010 12:50 Martin Yee

KUCHING: The Sarawak Cup which will kick off from Oct 18 to 24 will be an open affair with no age limits, while teams are allowed to get the services of state players which is limited to three per team.

The state’s premier tournament this year will also see more teams participation, including club sides, with each division allowed to field a divisional and club side.

The Sarawak FA deputy president Mohd Abu Bakar Marzuki, who is also competitions committee chairman, said there is no age limit for the competing teams, unlike the previous tournament in 2008 where each team must have two under 20 players.

Pemain import kembali?

KUANTAN - Mungkinkah pemain import akan dibenarkan semula beraksi dalam Liga Malaysia musim depan?

Teka-teki perkara tersebut akan terjawab apabila Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) mengadakan mesyuarat pada Oktober ini, dengan salah satu agendanya ialah membincangkan kemungkinan pemain import dibenarkan beraksi semula dalam Liga Malaysia.

Menurut Timbalan Presiden FAM, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah (gambar), kewajaran pemain import untuk beraksi semula dalam liga tempatan, kini dikaji oleh Jawatankuasa Liga Malaysia.

Samarahan FA serious about developing football

March 7, 2010, Sunday

KUCHING: The Samarahan Football Association (SFA) showed they were serious about developing football in the Division when they introduced the Samarahan League and the Samarahan Cup at the beginning of the year.

OVER TO YOU: Haidel (left) taking over as Samarahan FA president from Paruwadi Musa at a special meeting yesterday.

SFA new president Haidel Heli who said this, pointed out that these local leagues were organised to help produce talented players for the state and the country.
 

Samarahan berpotensi jadi kuasa sukan, kata Abdul Karim

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Ba­hagian Samarahan memiliki potensi besar untuk men­jadi kuasa sukan di negeri ini pada masa akan datang, jika para penduduknya memberi tumpuan khusus dalam pem­bangunan sukan-sukan terba­bit, kata Ketua Setiausaha Politik Ketua Menteri, Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

Beliau berkata, memang diakui Samarahan kini mem­punyai banyak kemudahan sukan serta ramai atlet yang berbakat dalam sukan-sukan tertentu dan boleh diketen­gahkan di peringkat yang lebih tinggi.

“Kita akui Samarahan memiliki ramai atlet sukan yang berwibawa, malah kita di sini juga mempunyai sua­sana iklim persekitaran yang menarik untuk menganjurkan pelbagai aktiviti sukan kepada golongan generasi muda,” katanya berucap merasmikan penutupan kejohanan Liga Samarahan 2010 di Stadium Mini Kota Samarahan, di sini lewat petang kelmarin.

Pusingan kedua Piala Perpaduan bermula hari ini

September 18, 2010, Saturday

KUCHING: Sebanyak 32 pasukan sudah membuktikan kehebatan masing-masing apabila berjaya melepasi halangan pusingan pertama Kejohanan Bola Sepak Piala Perpaduan 2010 di Kampung Sambir, Asajaya semalam.

Kesemua pasukan terbabit bakal berentap dalam pusingan kedua bermula hari ini (Sabtu) bagi memburu tempat ke peringkat seterusnya.

Sebanyak 64 pasukan dari sekitar daerah Asajaya termasuk Bahagian Samarahan dan Kuching menyertai kejohanan bola sepak kalah mati itu.

FAS, Sarfa sedia bekerjasama demi martabatkan mutu pengadilan

September 13, 2010, Monday

KUCHING: Kira-kira 1,400 pengadil bola sepak Sarawak bakal mendapat manfaat daripada kerjasama yang cuba disemai di antara jawatankuasa pengadil Persatuan Bola Sepak Sarawak (FAS) dan Persatuan Pengadil Sarawak (Sarfa).

Pertemuan dua tokoh bola sepak tempatan baru-baru ini menjanjikan satu era baru buat para pengadil tempatan dalam meningkatkan mutu pengadilan mereka dalam sukan bola sepak.

Presiden jawatankuasa pengadil FAS, Haidel Heli berkata pertemuan beliau dengan Presiden Sarfa, Awang Mahyan Awang Mohamad tempoh hari telah membuahkan hasil apabila isu pengadil yang sekian lama menjadi persoalan akhirnya dapat diselesaikan.

Awang Mahyan turns to referees

New Sarawak Tribune - Monday, 13 September 2010 12:05 Hussin Abdul Rahman
  
KUCHING: Although he is no longer involved with football coaching, Awang Mahyan has not completely cut himself off from the sport which first helped make his name.

The coach who had opposing teams trembling when he prepared Sarawak’s ‘Ngap Sayot” sides in the early 80s, is now heavily involved with lawn bowls and cricket.

Awang is the president of both the state’s lawn bowls and cricket body. But football is still in his heart and Awang is helping out by taking care of the referees.

FA of Sarawak to adopt new structure

Borneo Post - Posted on August 9, 2010, Monday

KUCHING: The upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) will see a new structure adopted by the association which is in line with the requirement of world football governing body FIFA.

This will augment professionalism in FAS and a beacon of hope for football in the state.

“The current structure is for all FAS affiliates to automatically become council members, whereas the new structure will see membership to the council by voting process.

Pemain Import Luar Negara Beraksi Semula??

FAM belum memutuskan Jawapan.

           



          Pengurusan Tertinggi FAS masih menunggu jawapan dari FAM, Sekiranya khidmat pemain Import dari Luar Negara digunakan semula, maka FAS mungkin tidak akan mengambil pemain Import daripada Semenanjung tetapi lebih
menumpukan kepada pemain Import Luar Negara.



  ~Datu Sudarsono Osman~

AGM FAS

KUCHING: Datu Sudarsono Osman is the new president of the Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) for 2010-2012 after garnering 11 out of the 17 votes from the states affiliates at the association’s annual general meeting (AGM).