SLT to sponsor Kandy FL

SOCCER: Kandy Association Football League, is sponsored by the Sri Lanka Telecom this year. This is the first time that Kandy Football has got a sponsor to conduct their inter club “A” division championship.

Kandy Association Football League has 14 “A” division clubs and 28 “B” and “C” division clubs.

The “A” division league tournament will be known as the “Telecom inter-club “A” division Championship.

At a meeting held at the Kandy Club the Sri Lanka Telecom was represented by Chinthaka C. Wijasuriya General Manager Region I, a former Dharmaraja College and Kandy Sports Club ruggerite, Sisira Piyarathna Deputy General Manager, Rasika Abeyakoon Manager Kandy and A.B. Senavirthe Inspector.

Speaking on the occasion, Chinthaka C. Wijasuriya said that, football the Worlds most popular sport, was the most popular sport in Kandy, since 1925’s, and has produced several national players and teams for the first time, the Secretary of the FFSL is from Kandy, that is Hafiz Marikar, a City father who has given, all sports in Kandy the best of support.

He said, that Sri Lanka Telecom will continue to support to Kandy Football.

Picture shows, Chinthaka C. Wijasuriyas in handing over the sponsorship cheque to Hafiz Marikar. Others in the picture are Sisira Priyarathne (DGM), Rashika Abeyakoon (Manager Kandy), A.B. Senavirthne Inspector, T.B. Ambagaspitiya and S.A. Weerasinghe (Vice President Kandy AFL) and Sudu Jayarathne (Kandy District Coach).