The Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) today made a record donation of sports equipment for the teams from the youth categories in the FFM competition system. A total of 42 teams competing in the Super Youth League, the Second and Third Youth Leagues received 44 sets of equipment (tracksuits, training T-shirts and shorts, backpacks), as well as 30 soccer balls.
A total of 1,848 children are covered by this donation, the value of which is approximately 150,000 euros, provided entirely from FFM funds.
The President of the FFM, Masar Omeragic, together with Goran Pandev, Agim Ibraimi and Gjorgi Hristov, greeted the club representatives present at the "House of Football" and sent a message of continued support and cooperation.
"We are particularly proud to hand over sports equipment for the youth categories to 42 teams, i.e. equipment for 1848 children from youth clubs. This is the first time that FFM has made a donation of this size for the youth categories, which once again confirms our commitment to the future. Our goal is clear, for young football players to have the best possible conditions for development, and for clubs to be free from additional costs. I would like to emphasize that this equipment is intended exclusively for the children and the clubs do not have the right to charge parents for it. FFM will continue to do everything necessary to help those who invest in youth football, because the future of our game lies precisely in these children."
With this donation, FFM once again confirms its strategy for systemic support and development of youth football, as the foundation for future successes on the Macedonian national team and club scene.
Below are the teams that participated in the distribution of sports equipment and soccer balls from the FFM donation:
FIRST SUPER LEAGUE:
AP Brera Strumica, Vardar, Pelister, Rabotnicki, Shkendija, Macedonia GP Shkupi, New Stars, Ohrid Lichnidos, Bregalnica 2008, Teteks, Skopje, Struga Trim Lum, Arsimi, Bashkimi, Tikvesh;
SECOND League:
Pobeda, Belasica, Detonit Plachkovica, Sileks, Renova, SSK Nova, Shkendija (A), Kumanovo, Kul Zdravje, Kozuf Gevgelija;
Third League – Pioneers:
Bidzo Kumanovo, Grozdanovski, Novaci, Uskana Kicevo, Golemo Konjari, Prespa, Ljuboten, Kamenica SASA, Sloga 1934, Malesh, Osogovo, Rudar Probishtip, Borec 1919, Vardar Negotino;
Third League – Young Pioneers:
Bidzo Kumanovo, Grozdanovski, Novaci, Uskana Kicevo, Golemo Konjari, Prespa, Ljuboten, Kamenica SASA, Sloga 1934, Malesh, Osogovo, Rudar Probishtip, Borec 1919, Vardar Negotino;
For teams from the Third League, equipment and soccer balls will be distributed by the end of this week.
