Panjim: The highly anticipated second edition of the Vedanta Legends match, organised by Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore, with its fair share of rekindled rivalries and friendships, will be held on September 14 at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, at 6 p.m.
The game organised in collaboration with Goa Football Association and The Association for the Wellbeing of Elderly Sportspersons promises to be an exciting affair.
Thirty six of the biggest Goan footballing legends are all set to feature in the game which will be played between Goa Legends Blue and Goa Legends Orange.
The legends invited for the game include Goa’s first Arjuna Awardee and legendary goalkeeper, Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, along with renowned names like Samir Naik, Climax Lawrence, Roberto Fernandes, Lector Mascarenhas, Clifford Miranda, Jerry Fernandes, among others.
The current Technical Director of FC Goa and AFC A Pro Licence coach Derrick Pereira will be the captain of Goa Legends ‘Blue’, while Arjuna Awardee winner and former AIFF Player of the Year (1996) Bruno Coutinho will lead Goa Legends ‘Orange’.
Sauvick Mazumdar, CEO of Vedanta Sesa Goa Iron Ore Business said, “We are very excited to see the legends back in action tomorrow. We are commemorating the legends who have established a strong foundation for football in Goa and they always keep inspiring the young footballers of our country for generations to come. We at Vedanta are fully committed towards the development of grassroots football as part of our flagship
CSR initiatives and community outreach programs – Sesa Football Academy, Vedanta Women’s League and Vedanta Football Schools.”
