Education Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has asked the parents to support their children when taking part in any sporting event.
Speaking at the Fiji Primary Schools IDC in Lautoka, Sayed-Khaiyum says parents and teachers play a very important part when it comes to sport at grassroots level.
“It’s also very critical for us to understand the teachers and also the parents play very vital role in-order to take them football games, help them with the coaching and give them the encouragement.”
Meanwhile, Under-14 debutants Taveuni held Nadroga one all in its first pool match today while Labasa thumped Navua 5-1.
Primary IDC Results – Day One
Under-12 Division
Rakiraki 2-0 Nadroga
Seaqaqa 0-0 Suva
Labasa 1-0 Navua
Ba 2-0 Nadi
Labasa 2-0 Nadroga
Seaqaqa 3-0 Nadi
Rakiraki 1-0 Navua
Under-14 Division
Lautoka 1-1 Tailevu
Labasa 0-0 Ba
North West Nadroga 0-0 Nasinu
Suva 4-0 Navosa
Seaqaqa 0-0 Rewa
Nadi 2-1 Rakiraki
Nadogo 1-1 Tavua
Labasa 5-1 Navua
Taveuni 1-1 Nadroga
Lautoka 5-0 Seaqaqa
North West Nadroga 0-0 Nadogo