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THE Maxilua Cup hosted in Torremolinos will bring together the best seven aside football academies in Spain.
The tournament will be played on February 25 at the Villa Deportiva facilities and will bring together 20 teams, including Barcelona, Atletico de Madrid, Sevilla, Betis and Villarreal.
The councillor for Sports, Ramon Alcaide, confirmed: “We are very happy that Torremolinos will be the next venue for the Maxilua Cup, a top level seven aside football competition which also has an important tourist dimension.
“Hundreds of people, including footballers, parents and fans will attend the tournament.
“We will have the opportunity to see some of the best youth teams in the country in action. The football stars of tomorrow will be in Torremolinos in a tournament that will also help to deseasonalise the municipality as the teams will be staying in the local hotels in a month with fewer visitors, such as February.”
The competition will start at 10.00am with matches lasting 20 minutes. At midday, there will be a break of an hour and a half for lunch and the knockout rounds will begin at 5.00pm.
AREME (Foreign Residents Association of Estepona) has advised that its agreement with the Estepona Council to arrange for the addition of a ramp for wheelchairs and prams on the footbridge over the A7 between Benamara and Benavista is underway.
A total of €6,360 has been paid to engineers who have undertaken a survey and are checking ground as well as taking samples of soil for testing.
The initial survey and legal and planning costs will amount to €16,000 which has to be paid in full by the surrounding urbanisations which are to benefit but so far, donations have only been received from Palmeras 1,3 and 4, Benavista, Centro
THE Lions Club in La Cala de Mijas are kicking off the 2023 fundraising with a charity lunch at La Sierra Restaurant on Wednesday, February 15. The glitzy gourmet event will allow guests to socialise and enjoy a delicious threecourse meal while raising money for a deserving cause.
The varied menu offers three tantalising options for each course, including a vegetarian option. Main choices consist of pork, hake or aubergine dishes.
Diners will also be serenaded by Mark Connor, who will perform classic hits by Neil Diamond and Elvis Presley.
The lunch is set to raise money for the Lions Club International’s campaign against childhood cancer, on Children’s Cancer Awareness Day. The special initiative is one of five campaigns by the international organisation including supporting people with sight issues, ending global hunger, supporting diabetes patients, and environmental campaigns.
Commercial Benavista, Wimpen and AREME itself.
If the full €16,000 is not raised then the physical work to transform the footbridge may not go ahead.
Tickets for the lunch cost €35 and can be purchased from La Cala Lions’ shop in La Cala de Mijas. The meal will take place at 12.30pm on the day, at the restaurant which is located at Cerrado de Aguila Golf Club.
