Teams from Maldives have arrived in Sri Lanka to take part in “Manchester International Independence Cup 2018”. It is an international football tournament aimed for under 15 boys.

Four teams from Maldives, Early Touch Football Academy (ETFA), Maziya Football Academy, and two Hulhumale’ Sports School (HSS) has be warmly welcomed by tournament organizer, Manchester Soccer Academy of Sri Lanka. At first it was five teams from Maldives set to travel and take part in the touranament, but due to some reasons, team from Maldives Soccer Mates Academy (MSM) withdrew their name as perticipants.

This tournament is aimed for under 15 age boy players and will be held in Sri Lanka from 24^th to 25^th March.

Tournament is held to mark and celebrate 70^th anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka and also to mark the 1^st anniversary of the tournament organizer, Manchester Soccer Academy –Sri Lanka. Hulhumale’ Sports School is the local coordinator in Maldives for the event.  It is not the first time that Hulhumale’ Sports Schools has taken initiate or to help in to organize an international tournament. Last year, in November, in capital Male’, there was an international under 14 football tournament held by Club Maldives along with Milo as main sponsor and Hulhumale’ Sports School as coordinator.  On the other hand Manchester Soccer Academy from Sri Lanka also visited and took part in the same tournament while teams from India and local football academies also took part and shared the experiences during last year's tournament, which was the very first tournament of its kind in Maldives too.