Curacao Football Federation celebrates centennial
Curacao players pose before a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against the United
States, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Philadelphia. Associated Press /Matt Slocum/File
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Caribbean Life, OCTOBER 8-14, 2021 31
By Nelson A. King
The Curacao Football (Soccer)
Federation last weekend
celebrated its centennial
with a series of festivities to
commemorate the Caribbean
island’s 100th football anniversary.
CONCACAF said Curacao
Football Federation President,
Shaheen Elhage hosted representatives
from FIFA, CONCACAf,
CFU President, Randolph
Harris of Barbados;
KNVB President, Just Spee;
Bonaire Football Federation
President, Ludwig Balentin;
Aruba Football Federation
Vice-President, Hubert Solagnier
and many others from the
world of football as part of the
celebrations.
The driving force behind
NAVU and FFK was Mordy
Maduro, president of CVB from
1951 and of NAVU from 1958
to 1971, CONCACAF.
He was also elected vicepresident
of FIFA in 1960 and
re-elected in 1968.
“Thanks to him many foreign
teams visited Curaçao
in those years,” CONCACAF
said. “His great contribution
to football development was
honored in 2002 by naming
the NAVU Development Center
after him.”
Among the activities over
the weekend was the ABCS
tournament, which was played
between the Senior National
Teams of Aruba and Bonaire
and a mix of Under-20 and Senior
National Team players from
Curacao, CONCACAF said.
The final was played on Sunday,
with Curacao emerging as
1-0 winners over Bonaire on
a goal from Rudrick Pop in
the 76’.
On Saturday, led by President
Elhage, the Curacao
Football Federation honored
people who have made a significant
contribution to different
football teams affiliated
within the federation, and to
the development of the game
in Curacao.
This was followed by a ceremony
on Sunday in which
the top 100 players of all-time
in Curacao football were honored,
with 39 receiving honorable
certificates in person,
CONCACAF said.
It said the weekend was
then capped by the hosting
of the Centennial Reception,
which included the presentation
of a publication on 100
years of organized football in
Curacao.
A copy of the publication
was also presented to CONCACAF
Chief Officer of Member
Associations and Office of
the President, Marco Leal.
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