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The 15th Aboitiz Football Cup will have a grand launch with heavyweight guests after Philippine men’s football team manager Dan Palami promised that he and the members of the Azkals will join the opening festivities on Nov. 11 at the Aboitiz Sports Field.

Palami and Philippine Football Federation legal counsel and acting secretary-general Ed Castanes recently met with members of the Cebu Football Association (CFA) for the signing of the memorandum of agreement for Cebu’s hosting of the Nov. 15 friendly between the Philippines and Singapore at the Cebu City Sports Center.

The Philippine team was supposed to arrive in Cebu on Nov. 12 but their trip has been pushed earlier so they can join the opening.

They will do away with the usual opening ceremonies but instead hold a festive affair, with contests for the longest throw-in, accurate kicks and juggling.

They will also give and raffle off some 200 tickets for the Nov. 15 game as prizes.

Some 130 teams in 14 divisions have signed up for the Aboitiz Cup, Cebu’s longest-running 11-a-side football tournament.

Palami said he was satisfied with the preparations for the Nov. 15 friendly.

Palami said the team coming over for the Singapore friendly will be composed of the Peace Cup players plus brothers Phil and James Younghusband, Juani Guirado, Rob Gier and Ray Jonsson.

The Singapore friendly is the final match of the Philippines before leaving for the Susuki Cup campaign in Thailand.

Meanwhile, Navarro reported that in the first two weeks of selling tickets, 3,598 of the 5,746, or 63 percent, have been sold.

The friendly isn’t the only football activity for the week as the CFA will also host the PFF board of Governors meeting and Congress on Nov. 14 and 15.

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