Seven teams from the Ricki Herbert Football Academy will head to Cambridge for the inaugural academy tournament.
The teams will represent various Talent Development Centres and play a series of matches against each other over the weekend of December 9-10.
The winners will take home the coveted Clive Herbert Challenge Cup.
The tournament is being staged at Cambridge FC’s John Kerkhof Park.
Teams are Cambridge Girls, Tauranga, Taupo, Beachlands/Papatoetoe, North Shore, ACG Stathallan and Cambridge.
The opening games kick off at noon on Saturday and the final matches start at noon on Sunday.
Spectators are welcome – this is an excellent opportunity to see a range of talented young players showing how they have developed their football skills.
Draw
Saturday December 9
12pm: Cambridge Girls v Tauranga; Beachlands/Papatoetoe v North Shore
1pm: ACG Strathallan v Taupo; Tauranga v Beachlands/Papatoetoe
2pm: North Shore v ACG Strathallan; Cambridge v Cambridge Girls
3pm: Beachlands/Papatoetoe v Cambridge; ACG Strathallan v Tauranga
4pm: Taupo v North Shore; Cambridge v ACG Strathallan
5pm: Taupo v Tauranga
Sunday December 10
8am: Cambridge Girls v Beachlands/Papatoetoe; Cambridge v Taupo
9am: ACG Strathallan v Cambridge Girls; Tauranga v North Shore
10am: Cambridge v North Shore; Taupo v Cambridge Girls
11am: Beachlands/Papatoetoe v ACG Strathallan; North Shore v Cambridge Girls
12pm: Taupo v Beachlands/Papatoetoe; Tauranga v Cambridge
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