PANJIM: Albert’s Princesses and Flaming Oranje will clash in the inaugural match of the Vedanta Women’s Football League, organised by Goa Football Association, at Duler Stadium, Mapusa, at 6 p.m.
The opening ceremony will also have the league anthem performance by famous Goan singer Varun Carvalho and Irina.
Sukhvinder Singh, CEO, Vedanta Football Project spoke on the occasion, “We are very excited for the kick-off ceremony. Vedanta and GFA have come together for this great initiative and we intend to take it to great heights. The enthusiasm seen at the ground level for this initiative is very evident. Our commitment to skilling women and empowering women through this platform intends to take women’s football to the top ranks on the national scene.”
Juliana Gurjao, “Chairman, Women’s Committee GFA shared, “The number of applicants we have received have exceeded our expectations. We have tried our best to accommodate all the applications as we wanted to give these talented players a chance to showcase their skills on field. We look forward to support from all sports enthusiasts for cheering the teams.”
The participating teams include Flaming Orange by Sporting Club de Goa, Panajim
Dolphins by Panjim Footballers, Cuncolim Warriors by Cuncolim Union, SCC SOWS Football, Goa Velha Saints by Goa Velha SC and Albert’s Princesses by Albert Developers Sports Club.
