Match officials,
Partners
Players & fans,
Welcome to our All-Schools Master's Football Tournament. Our tournament will feature some of our well-known and exciting players from the decade of the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s and 2000's. The tournament will be played at Evander Childs High School, 800 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx New York 10467 on Saturday June 25th and Sunday June 26th.
The featured teams for this year are Calabar High School (Defending Champions), former champions Camperdown High School, Jamaica College, Kingston College, St. Andrew Technical, Dinthill Technical High School and Excelsior High School. St. George's College, Clarendon College, William Knibb Memorial, Herbert Morrison Technical, Wolmer’s Boys, Titchfield High School along with newcomers, Bridgeport High School, Dunoon Technical High School, and Ardenne High School , will be seeking their first lien on the coveted Jamaica Alumni Football Tournament (JAFT) Championship trophy.
The Tournament will be played over two (2) days, weather permitting. There will be three groups of five teams each. The group winners and second placed teams will advance to the quarter finals along with the two best third place teams. Each game will be twenty (20) minutes duration on the running clock. There will be no half-time break during the first round.
On Sunday, June 26th, there will be a Griffin kid’s game prior to the Over fifty All-Manning vs All-DaCosta Masters game. There will also be a ladies penalty shoot-out prior to the All-Manning vs all Dacosta Youth game. Special Awards will be presented to three individuals for years of outstanding service in Football within the diaspora and local communities. The Championship game is scheduled to be played at 8:00 pm.
.We strive to run an efficient, fair, and quality tournament. We are asking all coaches, players, and fans to be on your best behavior while in the public space and to observe all health-related protocols currently.To be safe, you must be smart!
As we look forward to a fun-filled and competitive tournament, please join me in wishing the players a healthy outing and best of luck to all!