International Soccer Tournament Coming to Metro Detroit, Featuring Four National Teams
Silverdome set to host Malaysia, Kenya, Puerto Rico and World Cup-bound Ghana in inaugural Green Soccer Bowl event in May.
DETROIT, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The highest level of soccer competition in the world is coming to Southeast Michigan, as event organizers today announced plans for the inaugural Green Soccer Bowl tournament scheduled for May 20-21 at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Mich. The weekend tournament will pit the senior national teams from Malaysia, Kenya, Puerto Rico and Ghana against each other, with Ghana using the tournament as a tune-up in preparation for their upcoming 2010 World Cup appearance in June.
Tournament brackets and weekend games are currently scheduled as follows:
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Puerto Rico vs. Ghana Kenya vs. Malaysia |
6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
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2nd Group A vs. 2nd Group B 1st Group A vs. 1st Group B (Championship) |
6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. |
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The three-day tournament is the brainchild of Pius Oleh, former star defenseman for Nigeria's senior national team, and president of the US Presidents' Day Celebration Soccer Invitational Tournament Foundation – the local sanctioning body of the event. "We're thrilled to draw international teams of this level in our first year," said Oleh. "Not only will this tournament put the international soccer spotlight on metro Detroit just prior to World Cup competition, but it will also be a means to our foundation's long-term goal of supporting annual youth soccer activities both in the United States and Africa."
Tickets for the event are $25 apiece, and will be available for purchase the first week in March through the Silverdome box office. Visit www.greensoccerbowl.com or www.twitter.com/GreenSoccerBowl for more information.
SOURCE Green Soccer Bowl
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