Under 20 All Island Football Semi-Finals on 15th October 2023 at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium 

Zahira College, Colombo will meet Darussalam College, Colombo, while Alighar National School, Eravur, Batticaloa will meet St. Joseph’s College, Colombo in the under 20 All Island, division 1 Semi-Finals of “THE BALL BLASTER 2023”, 1st Eleven Schools Football Challenge Trophy 2023, sponsored by srilankankansportstv, organized and conducted by the Ministry of Education and Sri-Lanka Schools Football Association, to be played on the 15 October 2023, at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo,  commencing at 1.30 pm onwards.

St.Joseph’s College, Colombo emerging as the runner-up in the group “A”, beat Vaddakachchi Central College by 3 goals to 2 in the quarter-final. Alighar Central College, Eravur, Batticaloa emerging as the runner-up in group “B”, beat St. Henry’s College, Jaffna by 5 goals to nil in the quarter-final. Darussalam College, Colombo emerging as the Champions in group “A” beat Maris Stella College, Negombo by 2 goals to nil in the quarter-final. Zahira College, Colombo emerging as the the Champions in “B” beat Zahira College, Gampola by 6  goals to nil in the quarter-final. 

All 4 teams are equally balanced and it will be interesting to see Alighar Central College from Eravur, Batticaloa, when they meet St. Joseph’s College, Colombo in the first semi-final at 1.30 pm. Zahira College, Colombo, and Darussalam College, Colombo will also be an interesting game,  which is scheduled at 3.30 pm.