Projek Ikan Pusu Win Muara Vella 7-A-Side
By J Klinnsmann

Bandar Seri Begawan - Trainess of the Projek Ikan Pusu (PIP) - the National Football Development Programme co-organised by the Department of Co-Curricular Education and the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (BAFA) - continued their dominance in local junior football when they won the Challenge Trophy in the Muara Vella 7-a-side tournament in Muara last Sunday.

PIP won the U-18 years title - even though their players were all under 16 years of age. The Most Valuable Player award, meanwhile, went to PIP's Mohd Saiful Ariffin bin Hj Adis.

PIP was also Fair Play award winners in the U- 18 category for their discipline and good behaviour during the competition. The U-15 title and Fair Play award were also won by PIP, and that clinched them the Challenge Trophy.

But it was not all one-way PIP traffic, though: Muara Vella won the U-12 title, by edging out PIP 1-0. According to PIP's chief coach, Hj Omar Hj Jamil, the Muara Vella win "marks the rise of a good development programme in Muara."

"It is a good and healthy sign. It is not good for PIP to dominate completely. The boys will learn and benefit even more from the loss and we will redouble our efforts at training to meet the challenge," he said.

"PIP can only improve faster if we lose. There is a silver lining to every cloud. Now that Muara Vella has.raised the bar, we will respond and so will the other participating teams. This is great for Brunei j unior football as it will mean a general rise in standards in the years to come," Hj Omar said.

The chief guest at the tourney, Hj Hassan bin Jaluddin, the Ketua Kampong of Serasa and Perpindahan Serasa Muara, said: "There should be more competition for the children because development at a young age is important for the future of Brunei football." -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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