Ministry Of Home Affairs Soccer Meet
By Alex How

Bandar Seri Begawan - The 2006-2007 Ministry of Home Affairs Football Tournament kicked off yesterday afternoon at the Kuala Belait Municipal football field.

Eleven teams under the ministry are taking part in the tournament which will run for three months. The teams are divided into two groups, namely Group A and Group B. Temburong District Department, Immigration and National Registration Department, Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Labour :.Department and Belait District Department made up of Group A.

Group B consists of Prisons Department, a joint team of Tutong District Department and Tutong Municipal Department, Kuala Belait and Seria Municipal Department, Brunei and Muara District Department and Fire Services and Rescue Department. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinal round. The final will be held on Feb 3.

The guest-of-honour Dato Paduka Haji Idris bin Haji Belaman, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Home Affairs officiated the opening ceremony of the tournament and watched the first match between Temburong- District Department and Labour Department. Temburong District Department came out top to beat Labour Department 3-1 in the opening match yesterday.

Also present was the adviser of the organising committee, Pg Hj Mohd Ali bin Pg Hj Othman, Chairman of Kuala Belait and Seria Municipal Department. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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