Girls U12s kick off Champion of Champions campaign on home ground

Have we got some future Matildas in Forbes? We've certainly got some rising girls' talent on our soccer fields. Our Under 12s have had a stellar season, winning the Young Youth League boys division undefeated, and winning at regional gala days. Now their next challenge starts in the Champion of Champions League, kicking off right here in Forbes at Botanical Gardens on Sunday morning. The side showed plenty of potential and has delivered everything expected of them this season, Forbes District Junior Soccer Association's Doug Mckenzie said. They'll have their first hit-out in this next level of competition against Manly Association's Division 1 Under 13s girls champions Belrose Terry Hills FC. "The other teams come from North Shore, Sutherland, Eastern Suburbs, St George, Central Coast, Parramatta, Wollongong, Penrith and Campbelltown," Mckenzie said. "All of those teams must have won their girls division in their respective association, so they're playing against the best community teams in NSW. "This is the first time a girls team from country NSW has entered." The Association has been preparing this team for this day, entering not only the Young Youth League but also gala days at Griffith and Goulburn where they went undefeated. Western NSW Under 14s girls' team travelled for a trial, defeating our young squad 2-0 in a fantastic 70-minute effort. "That was a good hit-out because that team were runners up in Kanga Cup to Northern Sydney in Under 14s, so that gives us a good idea of where the girls are at," Mckenzie said. "They're training twice a week, we'll be ready when the day comes." The team is studded with girls identified as potential representative talents and real future stars, but it's also their teamwork that matters. "They know each other, they train together and they play together and that was demonstrated when seven of them played for the Forbes Wilcannia diocese State Cup and they only lost one game to Lismore 1-0," Mckenzie said. "They're a quality bunch of girls. "They all work for each other and they play good football." Team list is:

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