The Analamanga league team and that of the Ministry of National Education.
High school students in the spotlight. The Analamanga Basketball League is organizing the first edition of the “All Step” in close collaboration with the Ministry of National Education. This is an inter-high school tournament for boys and girls. “This inaugural edition is reserved primarily for establishments in possession of one or more fields approved by our technicians,” indicated the president of the Analamanga league, Hery Andriatsima during the press conference launching the event. Saturday in Ampefiloha.
Sixteen teams, the first to meet the required criteria, will participate in this competition this year. Registration will close on March 29 and the technical meeting will take place on March 30 at the Ampefiloha Modern High School. The sixteen teams entered will be divided into four groups of four and will play a back and forth group stage. The two best per group will qualify for the round of 16. The first day of the qualifiers will take place on April 3 and the competition will last a month and a half.
The organization will be very strict on the veracity of the commitment files of each team, especially the list of players. “The form should be signed by the principal or head of the establishment with the stamp of the establishment. In the event of falsification of files, the mercenary player will be immediately excluded from the tournament as well as the team and the establishment will be removed from the competition for future editions,” warned the technical manager, Aimé Randria, who is none other than as the Ankoay coach at the U18G Afrobasket and the U19 World Cup. “Our contribution consists of facilitating the eligibility check of each team,” explained Hery Manitrandrasana, national manager of school sports at the MEN. Another 3X3 inter-high school tournament is also on the program towards the final phase of 5 against 5.
Serge Rasanda