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 FIFA President Sepp Blatter and former French Football Star Michel Platini heads a list of global dignitaries arriving in this country on Thursday to be part of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation’s Gala Centennial Dinner at the Dr Joao Havelange Centre of Excellence on Friday.This and a host of other announcements were made at a media conference ahead of the coming set of activities at the Queens Park Oval Banquet Hall on Tuesday. Over One Hundred distinguished Centennial Honorees will also be the centre of attraction on Friday. View Honorees List Aside from Saturday’s 2010 World Cup Qualifier between T&T and Guatemala at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Saturday, the next prime encounter will see Brazil’s National Under 16 team facing T&T’s National Under 17 team at the Marvin Lee Stadium from 6pm on Thursday. Brazil Football Confederation President Ricardo Teixiera will also be here for the dinner and to witness the games which include a second match on Sunday between Brazil’s U-16s and a Tobago Youth Eleven at the Dwight Yorke Stadium. TTFF Special Adviser Jack Warner also announced that Blatter and other guests will pay courtesy visits on President George Maxwell Richards, Prime Minister Patrick Manning and Sports Minister Gary Hunt. On Friday there will also be a signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between FIFA and the University of the West Indies which Warner said would change the face of sports development in T&T.
TTFF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS SCHEDULE AND PROGRAMME 4 - 7 SEPTEMBER 2008 Thursday September 4, 2008 Arrival of special guests - various times
Friday September 5, 2008 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Courtesy Calls to Government Officials by: - President of FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter - President of UEFA, Michel Platini - Chairman of the England FA, Lord David Triesman - Winnie Mandela - CEO SA LOC 2010, Danny Jordaan - Vice President of FIFA, Jack Warner - President of the T&TFF, Oliver Camps 1 President of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago and Patron of the T&TFF, His Excellency George Maxwell Richards President's House - Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain 2 Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Honourable Patrick Manning, Office of the Prime Minister 3 Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Honourable Gary Hunt, Office of the Minister
10:30 am - 2:00 pm Special Tour and Luncheon - Ladies Lunch - Trinidad Hilton & Conference Centre
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm Press Conference Media Luncheon House of Chan Restaurant, Tunapuna No. of persons - approximately 150 comprising - Specially invited regional and international guests - Members of the local media - Members of the TTFF - Other local guests
TTFF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS SCHEDULE AND PROGRAMME 4 - 7 SEPTEMBER 2008
Friday September 5, 2008 (ctd) 2:45 pm - 4:25 pm Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between FIFA and UWI - President of FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter - Vice President FIFA, Jack Warner - President of UEFA, Michel Platini - Ms. Winnie Mandela - Mr. Danny Jordaan, CEO, SA LOC 2010
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Free period Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Cocktails, Dinner & Award Function
No. of persons - approximately 1200 comprising - President of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, His Excellency George Maxwell Richards & Her Excellency Dr. Jean Ramjohn-Richards - Government officials - Specially invited regional and international guests - Members of the local, regional and international football fraternity - Corporate Trinidad & Tobago - Honourees: Persons who have contributed to the development of football in Trinidad and Tobago - Friends and supporters of football
TTFF CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS SCHEDULE AND PROGRAMME 4 - 7 SEPTEMBER 2008
Saturday September 6, 2008 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Brunch
Courtyard by Mariott Hotel, Invaders Bay, Port of Spain
No. of persons - 100 comprising - Specially invited regional and international guests - Members of the T&TFF - Representatives of TSTT - Friends/supporters of local football
12:45 pm - 4:15 pm Free period (the WCQ match between Jamaica and Mexico will be live at 2:00pm on local television) Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm WCQ T&T vs Guatemala Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain Kick-off time: 5:30 pm The following persons will meet the teams on the field just prior to kick-off:
- President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, His Excellency George Maxwell Richards - FiFA President, Joseph Sepp Blatter - President of the Guatemala FA, Oscar Arroyo - President of the TTFF, Oliver Camps - Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Honourable Gary Hunt - Michel Platini
8:00 pm Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port of Spain - Free period - Departure of President Blatter to Piarco International Airport for Zurich 4 - 7 SEPTEMBER 2008 Sunday September 7, 2008 - at 5:00pm - Tobago Youth X1 vs Brazil National U 16.
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