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<p>Schoolboy football knockout competitions, Walker Cup and Ben Francis Cup will have a different format for the second year in a row.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/linvern-wright-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-5217" /><figcaption>daCosta Cup Chairman Linvern Wright announces changes to the Schoolboy football knockout competitions.</figcaption></figure>
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<p>The new formats for the competitions were announced at the launch of the schoolboy football season at Terra Nova Hotel on Wednesday.</p>
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<p>daCosta Cup Chairman Linvern Wright said changes for both knock competitions were done after consulting with coaches and other stakeholders.</p>
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<p>Both competitions have been tinkered with a number of times in recent years as the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) tries to find a workable solution to the hectic schedule of matches for the players.</p>
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<p>This year, teams that will qualify for the Ben Francis Cup are the second and third-placed teams in the quarter-final round of the daCosta Cup. This is a shift from last year, where the third and fourth-placed teams in the daCosta Cup move into the first round of the Ben Francis Cup.</p>
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<p>Similar to last year, the Ben Francis Cup will be contested in three rounds, with the qualifiers paired in the first round, before the semi-finals and final.</p>
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<p>For the Walker Cup, the eight teams that are knocked out in the second round of the Manning Cup will also be paired against each other in home-and-away ties. The winners will then join the third and fourth-placed teams from the two quarter-finals zones from the Manning Cup. The winners of the four matchups will qualify for the semi-finals before the final.</p>
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<p>Last year the Walker Cup was contested by the eight losing teams at the end of the second round of the Manning Cup.</p>
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