The 12th Zahira Super 16 Soccer 7s organized by the Past Prefects Association of Zahira Colleg will be held on Saturday 8th October 2016 from 8.30am onwards at the Zahira College grounds, Colombo.
This will be the 12th consecutive year the tournament will be held and the top 16 Football playing schools will participate. This is an invitational 7 a side football tournament that has been approved by the Ministry of Education and recommended by the Sri Lanka Schools Football Association. The theme of this year’s tournament would be ‘Change the game, off the field’ as Zahira College would look to encourage students to play football while helping them to improve aspects of life off the field.
The tournament will consist of four groups and will be played on a league basis and teams will proceed to the next round based on placing in the first round. Teams will be drawn into four categories in the second round, namely Cup, Plate, Bowl and Shield championship.
Photo Album: 12th Zahira Super 16 Soccer 7’s – Press Conference
The cup winner will receive a cash price of Rs. 50, 000/- and total cash rewards and awards of Rs. 650, 000/- will be on offer for participants. Incidentally this is the only school level football tournament with cash prices on offer.
The Group stage draw of the tournament was held today (27th September) and results of the draw are as follows.
Group Stage Draw
|
Group A |
Group B |
Group C | Group D |
| Maris Stella College | St.Peter’s College | Zahira College Colombo | Royal College |
| St.Benedict’s College | St.Mary’s College | De Mazenod College | Nalanda College |
| St.Joseph’s College | Mannippai Hindu College Jaffnna | Trinity College | Al Adhan, Badulla |
| Zahira College Gampola | Wesley College | Hindu College Colombo | Isipathana College |
