Rodrigo at the helm again

SOCCER: Ranjith Rodrigo is elected to Negombo football league for the sixth consecutive year

Ranjith Rodrigo Negombo Youth President has been elected as the Negombo Football League's President un-contested for the ensuing year.

This is the Sixth consecutive year that Rodrigo has been elected as the President of the Negombo Football League. He has held this post without a break since 1999.

Rodrigo holds three main posts in the soccer scene Treasurer FFSL, Negombo President and Negombo Football League President. Meanwhile other posts in the Negombo Football League too were un-contested.

Negombo Football League is one of the main leagues affiliated to the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), has 19 football clubs with two premier league-playing clubs- Negombo Youth and Jupiter's Sports Club.

Under his leadership Negombo Youth carried away the 2002/2003 and 2005/2006 Kit Premier League Championship and Premier League Runners-up 2000/2001 and 2001/2002. And also the Kit Champion of Champions Cup 2005/2006 and Runners up 2004/2005. Negombo Football League will hold their Annual General Meeting today.

The Following have been elected uncontested:

President - Ranjith Rodrigo (Negombo Youth SC)

Vice Presidents - Stanley Perera (Don Bosco SC), Kapila Perera (Red Rose SC), Lal Peries (O.V.O. SC), Shaly Salgadu (Super Youth), Jude Karunarathne (Kurana United SC).

Secretary - Philip Francis (Negombo Youth SC).

Assistant Secretary - P. Wijeyakumar (Western SC).

Treasurer - Duncan Weerasinghe (United Star SC).

Assistant Treasurer - Dilip Fernando (A.K. United SC).