Organised by the Karachi United Football Club, the tournament has been launched with the aim of discovering and nurturing football talent at the grassroots level and providing a healthy sporting avenue for the kids.
Matches will be played at two levels — the school level and the academy level. There will be four teams in four groups playing on a round robin basis followed by the knockout phase. The group matches will have 20-minute halves and the knockout matches will be played with 25-minute halves.
Energile and Nike are the main sponsors of the event. The launching ceremony at a local hotel in Karachi on Saturday also saw the unveiling of the red football T-shirt along with the announcement of the draws
Draws
SCHOOLS
Group A: St Patricks High School, PECHS Education Foundation, Paragon Public School and the Centre for Advanced Studies.
Group B: Foundation Public School, DA Public School, Beaconhouse Jubilee and Beaconhouse DHA.
Group C: Karachi Grammar School, Beaconhouse PAF Chapter, City School PAF Chapter and Bay View High School
Group D: City School PAF Chapter (2nd team), City School Gulshan Chapter, Bay View Academy and Generation School.
ACADEMIES
Group E: Gharib Shah M’Dan, Karachi City Football Academy, Hussaini Sports Club and Karachi United Football Club.
Group F:
Taj Academy, Pak Johar Football Academy, Gulshan Soccer Academy and Zamzama United FC.
Group G: Karachi All Stars Football Club, Real Soccer Academy, Sindh Muslim Football Club and Titans.
Group H: Malik United, Laurentian Football Club, ZU Football Club and Karachi Youth Soccer Academy.