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| TSS SELANGOR THE OVERALL CHAMPIONS WRESTING THE DATO CHU CUP |
Tengku Shakrinal Shah / Tengku Sulaiman Shah Selangor (TSS) made a memorable debut in the 17th Royal Selangor Datuk Chu Ah Nge International Juniors Soccer tournament at RSC Mont Kiara Sports Annex grounds when they wrested the challenge trophy from six-time champions Junior Soccer School League (JSSL).
TSS Selangor were adjudged the overall champion for the Datuk Cup after winning three (U-10, U-14, and U-16) of the five age-group categories in the tournament.
(Competing teams collect points at all age groups, namely the Under-8s, Under-10s, Under-12s, Under-14s, and Under-16s, with the Dato’ Chu Ah Nge Challenge Trophy being presented to the team that has the highest cumulative point score at the end of the tournament.)
TSS also had the honour of bagging the individual honours for the Man of the match in the final for U-10 (Yohgin Nangannathan) U-14 (Dayyan Nazrin and U-16 (Mohd Ammar Hariz Norzait and Tournament Best Player for U-10 (Yang Mulia Tengku Sulaiman) and U-16 (Khalish Fakhry Mohd Raslan).
JSSL entered three finals (U-8, U-10, and U-14) but sadly lost all three, including two finals to TSS Selangor.
For TSS Selangor U-10 team, it was their second victory in as many days, having won the National Football Development Programme (NFDP) Grand final on Saturday.
“We have two sets of U-10 teams, and yesterday one team won the NFDP title, and today the other team won here,” explained team manager Kamaruddin Omar.
“The team that won the NFDP was the Petaling Putra NFDP team, which comprised all of our players from TSS.
“It is a great debut for us, having won three age-groups and the overall title. We came to this tournament with an open mind as we heard JSSL has been dominant in the tournament over the years, and there are many strong teams competing.
“But we are glad that we managed to stand out and triumph." ”
Kamaruddin, who is affectionately called Dino, said he has been the manager of the team since the Academy was formed in 2019 by Tengku Shakirinal Shah (son of Tengku Laksamana Selangor, Tengku Sulaiman Shah).
“Our teams normally compete overseas, and this is a rare occasion we are competing at home. But we are very impressed with the organisation of the Datuk Chu tournament, which is of international standard,” said Kamaruddin.
TSS had just returned from competing in the Gothia Cup in Sweden and Dana Cup in Denmark, where their U-11 and U-12 teams emerged as champions.
“This year alone, we have won 28 titles, and in 16 finals, we had both TSS teams in the final,” said Kamaruddin.
TSS Academy, which utilises the Panasonic grounds in Shah Alam for training, has four coaches who handle approximately 100 children, and it is free of charge.
Indeed, a noble deed, and TSS Selangor is making waves.
The Datuk Chu Cup this year added another feather in their cap as they had the presence of the Crown Prince of Brunei, Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Hassanal Bolkiah, whose son and nephew were turning out for Brazilian Football Academy Brunei (BFA) Azul and Tengku Laksamana Selangor, Tengku Sulaiman Shah from TSS, and his son Tengku Shakirinal Shah, who was also playing for TSS.
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While JSSL had to settle for bridesmaid titles this year, they made a significant impact in the tournament, and their longstanding relationship with RSC has seen them enter into a partnership with RSC.
JSSL has graciously offered free entries to the JSSL Singapore Professional Academy 7s tournament to all champions of the five categories of the 17th RSC-Dato’ Chu Ah Nge International Junior Soccer Tournament 2023.
The JSSL international tournament will be held from March 28th to March 31st, 2024.
“We look forward to the continued collaboration for the upcoming edition of our tournament,” said Datuk Gerald Rakish Kumar, the organizing chairman.
The other winners, besides TSS were U-8 Euro Soccer Singapore and U-12 Bintang Biru Penang.
A total of 81 teams and 972 children competing in this year’s Datuk Chu tournament this year.
Host Royal Selangor Club had the consolation of winning the U-8 plate title.
Other previous champions competing this year who missed out on capturing the Datuk Chu Cup were Bintang Baru from Penang (2006, 2007 and 2013), CIMB -YFA (2009- 2012 & 2014), and host Royal Selangor Club (2008).
Every edition of the tournament has never failed to unveil rising stars among these youngsters, and this year was no different.
BRIEF ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
The RSC Dato’ Chu Ah Nge International Junior Soccer Tournament is a flagship event in the Royal Selangor Club (RSC)’s annual sporting calendar.
Initially launched in 2005 as an opportunity to provide a competitive environment for all age group teams in the Royal Selangor Club, the tournament has since grown rapidly to include teams from around the region. Through the benevolence of the club’s Past-President Dato Chu Ah Nge, the inaugural tournament was a success amongst the participants, both players and coaches and have since organised it as an annual tournament.
This tournament has been acclaimed as one of the premier grassroots junior soccer tournaments in the region and has been gaining popularity every year since its 1st edition. It has continued to attract a large number of teams from well-known clubs and associations from around this region. This grassroots tournament requires participating teams, clubs and soccer academies to compete in all Five (5) age groups. Competing teams collect points at all age groups, namely the Under-8’s, Under-10’s, Under-12’s, Under-14’s and Under-16’s, with the Dato’ Chu Ah Nge Challenge Trophy being presented to the team that has the highest cumulative point score at the end of the tournament.
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