New Trophy, more cash, gears and more access announced
Jamaica’s first true Quad-Play telecommunications provider, FLOW has announced the second renewal of the ISSA/FLOW Super Cup football competition slated for October 24 to November 14.
During a press briefing hosted at the Jamaica Convention Centre in Montego Bay, FLOW’s Carlo Redwood, Vice President- Marketing & Products announced several improvements, unveiled an impressive new trophy and reaffirmed the company’s commitment to the exciting addition to the annual school boy football calendar organized by the local governing body, the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA).
“We remain committed to the players that will participate, the schools that will benefit and of course the wider community that supports us in the stands. This is why we have made modifications that will improve on what we delivered in 2014 and chart the future for this competition, which we believe, has tremendous potential for growth.” Mr. Redwood said during his presentation.
The competition will see the top 16 teams in the ISSA/FLOW Manning & DaCosta Cup leagues engaged in a fierce four-week knock-out competition to take home a whopping 1 million dollars for the winner. All 16 participating schools will receive a starting $25,000 for qualifying with the total monies gained increasing as the competition advances.
The venues confirmed are the National Stadium and Sabina Park in Kingston and the Catherine Halls Sports Complex in Montego Bay which all boast superior facilities for football action. Triple and double-header matches will form part of the kick off weekend and each game will be accompanied by entertainment packages at each venue.
Dr Walton Small, President of ISSA commended FLOW and the team of sponsors including Pepsi, international technology manufacturer – Huawei and Nike which is participating through Locker Room Sports Ltd., for their and overall commitment to sports development in Jamaica.
“As the local governing body for secondary school sporting activities we are both pleased and encouraged that our sponsors are not just supporting our programmes, but are also taking on new initiatives and partnering with us to drive improvements to our annual calendar. The ISSA/FLOW Super Cup is a perfect example of what can be achieved from public/private partnership and this time, the sport of football is the main beneficiary” Dr Small said.
He further thanked the organizers on behalf of participating schools for the cash awards provided that are used to develop both the academic and sporting facilities for the students.
On October 7, the telecommunications firm will begin an aggressive promotional campaign entitles the ‘Super Cup Tour’ which comprises school visits to five promising contenders in the 2015 competition. A draw event to determine the starting match-ups for the opening Games will take place on October 22.
The Jamaica Observer has been confirmed as the official print media partner for the 2015 ISSA/FLOW Super Cup competition.
