(by Saya U Soe Paing )
 Reading about the communications from Richard Khoo/Ko Aung Soe and seeing the list of Sayas in the 1966-67 handbook brings back memories of our soccer team. As I remember it was from 1964 to 1968 or 1969. We played against (i) the senior students of different majors Civil, Mechanical, Electrical etc. (ii) the sayas at GTI and Natmauk Technical Institute (iii) the Burma Air Force officers. We also played in the annual tournament for RIT Staff. The staff teams are the Sayas, Workshop staff, Lab staff, Hostel staff and the youth team from the RIT compound. |
| As I remember (other Sayas & graduates may correct me) these were the people in the team. |
| 1. |
Goalkeepers: Richard Khoo(Civil), Maurice Kyaw Zaw(Chemistry), & Sein Myint/Ah Sein (Petroleum) |
| 2. |
Defenders: Ko Maung Maung Than(Textile), Ko Aung Soe(Math), Ko Aung Hla Tun(Met), Ko Sann Tint(Elect), Christopher Maung(Civil), U Tin Swe(Elect), Ko Tin Win(Mech). |
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Midfielders: Ko Tin Maung Nyunt(Agri), Desmond Rogers(English), Ko Khine Oo(Elect), Ko Maung Maung Win(Mech), Ko Tin Hlaing II(Mech). |
| 4. |
Forwards: Ko Pike Htwe(Chemistry), Ko Aung(Math), Ko Tin Hlaing I(Agri), Ko Soe Min(Elect), Ko Kyin Soe(Auto) & myself(Elect). |
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| We rarely practised but we enjoyed playing the games. We split games with the GTI sayas & the Air Force officers. We beat the Natmauk sayas and we won more than we lost in the RIT staff tournament. But I am sure we lost more than we won against the final year students. Would appreciate comments on this; especially on the names I missed in the team. |
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