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ABFA, Ready to kick off its football season with the ABFA PREMIER LEAGUE this coming weekend<\/p>

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Fourteen (14) teams<\/strong> including 2023\/24 Champions Special Security Services\/Bitar Pizza All Saints United and newly promoted clubs, Potters Tigers, Five Islands FC and Attacking Saints will contest for the premier league title this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Premier League which will kick off on Saturday 19th<\/sup> October at the ABFA Technical Center will feature Cool & Smooth Greenbay Hoppers FC v Willikies FC at 4pm, followed by FC Aston Villa v Parham FC at 6pm and the grand final, Sandals\/Inet Grenades FC v Five Islands FC at 8pm.<\/p>

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Premier league games will continue through Monday 21st<\/sup> October at the technical center.<\/p>

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The Second division games will kick off on Monday 21st<\/sup> October with Fort Road FC v Blue Jay\u2019s at Fort Rd, Seaview Farm FC v Herberts FC at Seaview Farm and Young Lions FC v Young Warriors FC at Old Rd. All three games will kick off at 4:20pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The First Division will kick off on Tuesday 22nd<\/sup> October with Bendals FC v FC Master Ballers at Bendals, Jennings United FC v Freemans Village FC at Jennings and Bolans FC v Ottos Rangers at Bolans. All three games will kick off at 4:30pm.<\/p>

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For schedule and other pertinent information out our ABFA FB page (Antigua and Barbuda Football Association)<\/p>\n

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