KENINGAU :Round 2 of the
Borneo Youth Premier League (BYPL) Annual 2012 Football Tournament ended Sunday after a three weekend showdown
with Lingkudau FC of Keningau as Champions and Bayangan FC as runner-up.
Champion of Round1, Belia
Borneo Komiti FC from Bingkor will face off against Champion of Round 2,
Lingkudau FC of Keningau, in the finals next week to determine the 2012 BYPL
Tournament Champion, who will then represent BYPL in all organised friendlies
and tournaments for the rest of the year, the first of which is expected to be
in September against KK Expats FC, an amateur team formed by expatriate, Gareth
Pearson, and former Rhino Golden Boot Champion, Scott Ollerenshaw.
The amateur football league
BYPL, founded last year by lawyer and civil rights activist Nilakrisna James,
is managed by private non-governmental organisation, Gerakan Belia Dinamik
Pedalaman, with League Manager Juse Reoyston and League Coach Lisau George.
BYPL attracted 16 teams to
the tournament this year, most of which are newly formed youth clubs. Together
with last year’s tournament, the BYPL has seen the growth and participation of
a total of 47 amateur football rural teams from the Sabah interior, believed to
be the fastest growing football amateur league in the State of Sabah.
“No offence to anyone,” said
Nilakrisna James, “but judging from the performance of the professional teams
in Sabah football lately, I think our kampung BYPL boys will give the pros a
run for their money and our Champs are more than willing to engage in a
friendly to determine the meaning of “quality” football. We’d like to meet
hawks, rhinos, lions and anyone else who needs some serious exercise because
the teams in this league have expressed confidence that they will win.”
She added, “This tournament,
for the second year running, has seen more great games on the pitch than I have
seen in a very long time. They’re fit because their jobs demand daily physical
exercise and they have to work really hard to put food on their table every
day.
That kind of discipline has
seen some fantastic individual players on the field and these are the sort of
guys who should be representing Sabah professionally. It’s a shame they remain
unknown and there are no talent scouts to pick them up from football obscurity.
So we’re extending an invitation to the pros and officials who may need to
identify new talents to watch the finals in Keningau next week and talk to Juse
on 01119034149. You’ll need to bring your own stools and umbrellas.”
The ten teams in Round 2
were Bungaraya FC from Apin Apin; Lingkudau FC from Keningau; Bokilo FC from
Lotong of Tambunan; Relax Team FC from Biah of Sook; Real Murcia FC from Takad
of Apin Apin; DD FC of Apin Apin; Merampong FC of Merampong; Mafua United FC of
Sook; Rumandawie FC of Apin Apin and Bayangan FC of Keningau.
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