Under-8 and U10 teams from the Weipa FNQ Futsal Club will travel from western Cape York to Cairns for a showdown with teams from across Far North Queensland early next month. Photo: Supplied.
Two junior teams from the Weipa FNQ Futsal Club will travel to Cairns on 2-3 November to put their skills to the test and western Cape York pride on the line at the Far North Queensland Futsal Titles.
Under-8 and U10 line-ups will make the journey from Weipa to the Redlynch Central Sports Stadium for the two-day futsal showdown and coach Jamie Thomas said the tournament would be a first for all players.
“We are a new club just starting this year, coaching children in the skills and knowledge of the game needed to prepare them for tournaments like this,” he said.
“This will be a first for all the players to play a futsal tournament; it’s such a high-intensity, fast game using quick footwork, skills and teamwork.
“We are representing the club and the Cape region, and will be competing against teams from places like Townsville, Mount Isa and Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.”
The tournament experience represents another big step forward in raising the profile of soccer and futsal on Cape York in 2024, and comes on the back of an U9 Weipa Junior Soccer Club team finishing third in the long-running Filippo Mele Memorial Carnival in Townsville in June.
Mr Thomas said it was hoped the Cairns journey would help boost the passion Weipa’s junior players had for futsal.
“It will be another amazing experience and memories for these Weipa children,” he said.
U8 Weipa FNQ Futsal Club team
Freddie Thomas, Frankie Mckie, Kayd Rennie, Connor Emerick, Tanyn Christie, Shanaya Tae Yoelu, Ray Yeolu
U10 Weipa FNQ Futsal Club team
Archie Thomas, Chastyn Lyon, Bradley Hughes, Levi Rennie, Joshua Emerick, Riley Fay, Fernando Wapau
