Lieutenant General opens Naval Cup and asks young people to create peace and stability
Hera, Dili, 06 January 2025.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Defense Forces of Timor-Leste, Lieutenant-General Domingos Raul "FALUR RATE LAEK", opening the Naval Cup, asked the youth to create peace and stability in society.
“Today the opening of the Naval Cup will prepare them to be young people who love football and some become strength so that we can create peace and stability in society because the game has victories and defeats because winning also winning also losing with victory because losing learn the next game can be a good tactic.
He also underlined that coming all here means giving our solidarity to our Naval Component for the great sadness that our Armed Forces especially the Naval Component face because today our presence is a gesture of solidarity to our father and brothers.
On the other hand, the Commander of the Naval Component Commodore Higino das Neves, affirmed that the Naval Cup was not instituted as in last year due to the many services.
“Today we return to hold the Naval Cup with the presence of His Excellency the Chief of General Staff of the F-FDTL will motivate us especially the young people because the objective of the Naval Cup is not to win or lose but its objective is to bring together young people from all over Timor to participate in this cup to get to know each other, create relationships friendly between employees and also share skills of experience that you must use in the field is not to fight each other and keep hatred and take revenge in the field, but to show your skills and experience to each other.
In the same place, the President of the Naval Cup Commission, Captain Lieutenant, Rosário Alves da Cruz, said that every year the Naval Cup is always held in the annual matrix to commemorate the existence of the Naval Component.
"The Naval Cup became a symbol of the relationship between the Armed Forces and the community, mainly strengthening the talents of our young people to create peace in the community.
I wish the 17 clubs that have talent and determination to compete in this Naval Cup that the sporting spirit prevails in every game through dedication and respect and discipline for the Naval Cup, he concluded.
The opening began with the first game of FC Abafu against FC Fatusa with a score of 3-1.
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