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Five members of Team Zamboanga that recently participated in the clustered eliminations of the Suzuki Under 23 soccer-football tournament has reportedly qualified into the Western Mindanao lineup which participates in the regional Mindanao finals set in Cagayan de Oro next year.

Team Zamboanga, placed second to eventual winner Dipolog City in the four-team Western Mindanao cluster eliminations held last May.
Team Zamboanga Manager Inspector Belsie Agustin said team Dipolog Officials has requested for reinforcements from the local side after competitions concluded recently.

The five team members who will reinforce team Dipolog to the Mindanao finals in Cagayan de Oro are goal tender Rafael Joko Concepcion, team captain Earvin Narvaez, fullback Jericho Villanueva, Striker Jansid duque and striker Jopet Suiguide.

The five will join the 25 man roster of Team Dipolog to the Mindanao finals tentatively set for March of 2013.
The Suzuki Cup Under 23 is a prestigious soccer tournament participated in by traditional powerhouse teams from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar all powerhouse squads from Asia.

It was also gathered the Philippines will try to nail a berth in the Asian edition of the Suzuki Cup mainly through the efforts of its touted Phil. Azkhals squad.

The national Suzuki cup tourney aims to discover new football talents from the grassroots level for possible inclusion in the import flavored Azkhals team currently being spearheaded by the Younghusband brothers, Angel Guirado and a host of other Fil-Europeans.
Agustin added the exposure to the Suzuki cup has heightened awareness and re kindled interest among the youth to pursue the sport of football soccer in the city and the region.
Trainings for the team start soon, Agustin added.

by: Nonong Santiago