Hameed Al Husseinie College wins U19 Power Horn Challenge Trophy

Text and pix by Ruzaik Farook

The Group of ’80s of the Hameed Al Husseinie College, Colombo organised the U19 All Island Inter School Football Tournament (AIISFT), ‘Power Horn Challenge Trophy’ for the sixth consecutive year, which was held from 26 January to 10 February 2013 at the Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Amongst the 10 schools that took part at the tournament were Ananda College, Colombo, St. Joseph College, Anuradhapura, St. Benedict’s College, Colombo, Hindu College, Colombo, Hameed Al Husseinie College, Colombo, Wesley College, Colombo, Holy Cross College, Kalutara, Al Hilal Central College, Negombo, Lumbini College, Colombo, Royal College, Colombo, Al Hikma College, Colombo, Zahira College, Gampola, De Mezenod College, Kandana, T.B. Jayah Zahira College, Colombo, Thurstan College, Colombo and Zahira College, Mawanella.

Hameed Al Husseinie College defeated Lumbini College with a score of 3-0 at the final match. The champion team’s captain M.M.M. Murushid of Hameed Al Husseinie College received the Power Horn Challenge Trophy from Senior Minister A.H.M. Fowzie.

The tournament was powered up by Power Horn who was the main sponsor, with the assistance of Power Horn General Manager M.M. Jainudeen.

The awards and certificates for the champions and winners of the tournament were given away by Western Provincial Councillor Nawzer Fowzie, Principal of the College M.J.M. Munsoor, Organising Committee Chairman Lahir Salih and Sri Lanka School Football Association Secretary Shanthi M. Jayasuriya.