{"id":283221,"date":"2018-08-28T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=283221"},"modified":"2018-08-28T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:00:13","slug":"send-off-ceremony-for-cnmi-mens-and-womens-national-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/send-off-ceremony-for-cnmi-mens-and-womens-national-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Send-Off Ceremony for CNMI Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s National Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-283221 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/send-off-ceremony-for-cnmi-mens-and-womens-national-teams\/nmifa1-33\/'>nmifa1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-283222'>\n\t\t\t\tCaptains Janelle Chojnacki, left, and Jonathan Takano, second left, receive the CNMI flag during the send-off ceremony for the CNMI men\u2019s and women\u2019s national squads that will compete in the EAFF E-1 Preliminary Round 1 in Mongolia next month. Attending the ceremony at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville last Friday, were Northern Mariana Islands Football Association vice present Vickie Izuka, center, NMIFA Executive Committee member and Superior Court Associate Judge Wesley Bogdan, fourth left, and NMIFA president Jerry Tan, right.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/send-off-ceremony-for-cnmi-mens-and-womens-national-teams\/nmifa2-33\/'>nmifa2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-283223'>\n\t\t\t\tEmiliana King acknowledges the crowd after she was introduced as the lone Tinian player to make it to the CNMI Women\u2019s National Team.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/send-off-ceremony-for-cnmi-mens-and-womens-national-teams\/nmifa3-31\/'>nmifa3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-283224'>\n\t\t\t\tNMIFA president Jerry Tan encourages the national teams not to get intimidated by their foes in Mongolia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/send-off-ceremony-for-cnmi-mens-and-womens-national-teams\/nmifa4-31\/'>nmifa4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-283225'>\n\t\t\t\tGabrielle Race shakes hand with NMIFA Executive Committee member and Superior Court Associate Judge Wesley Bogdan after receiving her team uniform.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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