Owen Hill, CEO of  Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL), has welcomed the Popeye’s Challenge Cup as a new fixture in the local football calendar and believes it will grow into a staple of Jamaican football.

The Challenge Cup is a new knockout tournament, which, in its inaugural season, will involve seven Jamaica Premier League (JPL) teams and all 18 Jamaica Football Championship (JFC) teams.

The seven JPL teams are Cavalier, Mount Pleasant Football Academy, Montego Bay United, Portmore United, Chapelton Maroons, Arnett Gardens and Molynes United.