This last Sunday, November 5, the Nueva Requena Stadium experienced a great sports festival, during the grand final of the Intercommunity Women’s and Men’s Soccer Championship “II Copa Ocho Sur 2023”, which had the teams from the Naranjal hamlet (ladies) as deserved champions. ) and from the Shambo Porvenir native community (men). As runners-up were the teams of Shambo Porvenir (women) and Roca Fuerte (men).
The final took place on the Nueva Requena field, where thousands of residents from the district’s communities packed the sports venue to enjoy a day with family, good soccer and goals, to the rhythm of songs and dances from the enthusiastic and colorful bars.
During his greeting to the athletes and attendees, Ocho Sur ratified its commitment to sports as a way to promote values such as unity and friendship between good neighbors.
On this last date of the championship, the outstanding and well-remembered former players Sergio “Checho” Ibarra and Roberto “El Chorri” Palacios participated as special guests, who encouraged the teams and even entered the stands of the stadium to join the fans’ party. who took the opportunity to greet and take photos with their idols.
This tournament organized by Ocho Sur, a business group dedicated to the sustainable production of oil palm products and by-products in Ucayali, lasted more than three months and had the participation of 26 teams from 15 communities in the districts of Nueva Requena and Curimaná.
NARANJAL FEMALE CHAMPION 2023
After an intense match, the women’s team from the Naranjal hamlet won on penalties against the Shambo Porvenir native community by 6 – 5, ending the match 0 – 0. On the same field, with the hubbub of its bar, the charismatic ” Checho” Ibarra gave him the Ocho Sur Cup and the director of the palm oil company, Alfonso Morante, gave him a prize of 20 thousand soles. The runner-up Shambo Porvenir received 10 thousand soles.
SHAMBO PORVENIR MEN’S CHAMPION 2023
In this category, the Shambo Porvenir team was the champion, also defeating the Roca Fuerte town center on penalties 7-6. It was a disputed match that Shambo Porvenir won 2-0, but the rival recovered and in the end managed to tie it 2-2, so they went to twelve steps. The popular “Chorri” Palacios presented the Ocho Sur Cup to the winner and manager Alfonso Morante awarded him the prize of 20 thousand soles. The runner-up Roca Fuerte received 10 thousand soles.
The grand finale was attended by Liz Jajaira Vásquez, Mayor of Nueva Requena; Clever Montes, Mayor of Curimaná; Marco Antonio Prieto, Head of the IPD of Ucayali; Wagner Torres López, General Manager of the Pro Amazonía Group; and Vanessa Mohme, director of La República Sostenible; as well as journalists from Lima and Pucallpa.
Pucallpa, November 6, 2023
