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Over 80 EUFOR Soccer Cup matches are being played in Banja Luka between 17th to 19th October 2012.
A total of 40 teams from Banja Luka and its surrounding areas: 32 boys’ teams and eight girls’ teams are taking part in three days of fun packed non-stop football at the Sportska Dvorana - Univerzitetski Campus.
The EUFOR Cup 2012 has once again proved to be extremely popular with schools throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.  This year there are 285 teams taking part, these are made up of 205 boys’ teams and 80 girls’ teams.
The event was opened by the EUFOR Spokesperson Lieutenant Commander David Collins who said: “The aim of the EUFOR Soccer Cup is to bring together young people from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, to not only play football together but also to make new friends.”  

Lieutenant Commander Collins added: “The Soccer Cup provides a great opportunity for young people to meet and co-operate with their peers regardless of social or ethnic background.”
The opening event was attended by Ms Biljana Barović from the European Union Special Representative in Banja Luka.  The EUSR is among one of the many organizations who have sponsored the competition through generous donations.  Members of the Armed Forces BiH were also on hand to provide the match referees.  
There will be further regional qualification matches during the coming weeks in Gracanica, Zenica, Brcko, Tuzla, Mostar and Tomislavgrad.  The successful teams will then compete in the finals which will be held in Sarajevo’s Zetra Sports Hall on 23 and 24 November.

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Lt Col Knut Scheutz.
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Spokesperson:
Lt Cdr David Collins RN
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