{"id":8320,"date":"2024-08-26T09:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T09:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kumbacitycouncil.com\/?p=8320"},"modified":"2024-08-26T09:59:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T09:59:59","slug":"kumba-city-u15-football-festival-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kumbacitycouncil.com\/?p=8320","title":{"rendered":"Kumba City Youth &#8216;U15&#8217; Football Festival 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8320\" class=\"elementor elementor-8320\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-135e91de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"135e91de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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internship<\/p><p>The Kumba City U15 Football Festival 2024 reached its climax as Future Dream Academy emerged victorious in the grand final against NFI FA, claiming the tournament\u2019s championship title.<\/p><p>The match, played at the packed GPS Field in Kumba Town, showcased the talent and determination of both teams, culminating in a dramatic penalty shootout that saw Future DA emerge as the ultimate champions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba2f296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba2f296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kumbacitycouncil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG-20240826-WA0158.jpg\" title=\"IMG-20240826-WA0158\" alt=\"IMG-20240826-WA0158\" loading=\"lazy\" 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NFI FA, despite their valiant efforts, managed to convert only one of their four attempts, resulting in a final score of 3-1 in favor of Future DA.<\/p>\n<p>Soufo Frank from Future DA was named the tournament\u2019s best player and received a special token, along with other players who delivered outstanding performances.<\/p>\n<p>The Kumba City U15 Football Festival 2024 champions it should be noted returned home with a whooping sum of 300,000 FCFA donated by the City Mayor of Kumba, Gregory Mewanu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ae2d6 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"09ae2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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