Kulhudhuffushi has been crowned as the champions of the Tekkers Milo Championship Maldives Cup’s HDH Atoll Tournament after they defeated Hanimaadhoo 4-2 at the final. The Man-of-the-match of the final was Kulhudhuffushi’s Ahmed Dawood (7).
Tekkers Maldives Cup is a futsal tournament focused on all the islands in the Maldives. The cup will be played in almost all the atolls in the country. This tournament aims to give a chance for the amazing players within the country to shine in the spotlight.
A total of 5 teams had participated from HDH Atoll. They were host island Nolhivaranfaru, Kulhudhuffushi, Hanimaadhoo, Kumundhoo, and Neykurendhoo. Each team played against the others in one group and the top 2 teams of the group advanced to the final. Hanimaadhoo went on to the final after winning all their matches. Kulhudhuffushi only lost against Hanimaadhoo in the group stage. But they came back stronger in the final and got their revenge against Hanimaadhoo.
After the final, awards and medals were given to the winning team and individual players as well.
The Individual awards are as follows:
• Best Player: Ahmed Dawood (7) - Kulhudhuffushi
• Top Scorer: Asif Saleem (7) - Hanimaadhoo
• Top Playmaker: Ali Amir (17) - Hanimaadhoo
• Best Goalkeeper: Maahy Abdulla (20) - Kulhudhuffushi
• Best Young Player: Mohamed Aban Imran (23) - Neykurendhoo
• Best Manager: Sinaan Ibrahim - Kulhudhuffushi
• Top 5 Players: Asif Saleem (7) – Hanimaadhoo, Ali Amir (17) – Hanimaadhoo, Alif Ibrahim (14) – Hanimaadhoo, Aboobakur Adam (10) – Kulhudhuffushi, Abdulla Shafeeu Hashim (10) – Nolhivaranfaru.
With this, Kulhudhuffushi is the winner of Zone 1 Block 1. They will now have to play against Zone 1 Block 2’s winner (Maafaru) to decide the Zone 1 Champions. The match between these 2 teams will be played on the 14th of February at N. Maafaru.
The champions of the Tekkers Milo Championship Maldives Cup will receive a prize money of MVR 50,000/- while the tournament runner-up will get a prize money of MVR 25,000/-.
