By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE Saipan Women’s National Team will play its first official tournament in April, as it challenges Guam in the inaugural Annual Guam/Saipan Inter-Island Cup on Guam.
According to Brenda Schultz of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, the Saipan-Guam showdown will be held on April 1 at 3 p.m.
Schultz added that next year, it will be Saipan’s turn to host the Inter-Island Cup.
Eighteen players will be selected for the team, which will be coached by Jeff “Ziggy” Korytoski.
Korytoski arrived on island last Wednesday and was formally named coach of the NMI men’s and women’s squad in a press conference last Monday at Fiesta Resort.
Meanwhile, to prepare for the Guam tournament, the Saipan National Team will be conducting regular practices.
Every Tuesday and Thursday, they will practice at 5:30 a.m. at the American Memorial Park, while on Wednesday, the training will run from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the airport field. Friday’s practice will start at 4:30 p.m. at AMP.
NMIFA has yet to set the practice time every Saturday and Sunday.
Meanwhile, the last of a series of clinics NMIFA is conducting will be held this Saturday.
The clinics aim to prepare the players for the upcoming women’s league.
The clinic will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at AMP.
This weekend is also the last day to register for the Women’s Recreational Football League. The cost to register is $25 with each participant receiving uniforms. It is open to 14-and-above females.
A draw will be held this Saturday under the supervision of a NMIFA board member to determine the composition of each team.