NAY PYI TAW January 27
SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends final match and awarding for men’s football tournament of Basic Education Students Sports Festival for 2022-2023 academic year
Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended to watch the final match of the men’s football tournament of the Basic Education Students Sports Festival for 2022-2023 academic year and awarded prizes to the winning teams at the prize awarding ceremony at Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw this afternoon.
Among the spectators were SAC Vice Chairman Deputy Prime Minister Vice-Senior General Soe Win, Council Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, council members, union level officials, Union ministers, the chairman of Nay Pyi Taw Council, senior military officers, the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, deputy ministers, teachers and student athletes from basic education schools in regions and states.
The Senior General and party watched the final match between Yangon Region team and Ayeyawady Region team in the men’s football tournament.
As it was the final match, both teams posed pressures to each other starting from the match. The player (No 10) of Ayeyawady Region team scored an opening goal by showing off his brilliant skills to his team on the leading role. Afterwards, both teams penetrated each other but the results remained unchanged.
In the second half, Yangon Region team equalized the result at 53rd minute but Ayeyawady Region team scored the second goal at 64th minute. At the final whistle, Ayeyawady Region team clinched the title with a 2-1 win over Yangon Region team.
Next, SAC member Lt-Gen Moe Myint Tun presented individual medals, prize and cash award to joint third-prize winning Shan State team, SAC member General Mya Tun Oo, the joint third-prize winning Mandalay Region team and Council Joint Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, the second prize winning Yangon Region team.
Vice-Senior General Soe Win presented individual medals to players of the first-prize winning Ayeyawady Region team. The Senior General presented cash award and championship trophy to first-prize winning Ayeyawady Region team. After the prize awarding ceremony, the Senior General cordially greeted the athletes. The Senior General also gave Ks-5 million each to all contending teams from regions and states which participated in the basic education students sports festival for 2022-2023 academic year.
The festival was held from 17 January to date. If outstanding students from the sports festival are selected for training, they will have the chance to take part in the ASEAN University Games with better sports skills when those basic education students attend the universities and more selected national players will come out.
