PANJIM: The King’s School, Sao Jose de Areal, and the Rosary Higher Secondary School, Navelim, scored big wins in recently concluded Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) Championship.
The King’s School won the U-15 Girls championship defeating St Anne’s Institute, Agonda, by 9-0 in the final league match.
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While Rosary Higher Secondary School outplayed Shri Shantadurga Higher Secondary, Bicholim, 15-0 in the summit clash of the U-19 Girls’ age category.
Both the teams recorded landslide victories to round off their run in the tournament on a high.
Perpetual Succour Convent High School, Navelim, edged past Progress High School 2-1 to win the U-15 Boys’ tournament.
The U-17 Boys’ age category saw Bethany Convent High School scoring a convincing victory over Fr Angel High School, Pilar, by a 6-0 margin in the final league match. Vasantrao Dempo Higher Secondary School were the team that made heads turn in the Boys U-19 final, defeating Rosary Higher Secondary School, Navelim by 4-1 to lift the trophy.
Former India international Gouramangi Singh appreciated the RFYS tournament for giving an equal opportunity and a platform to youngsters across India to progress in their careers, on the back of the championship rounding off in Goa.
Gouramangi, 37, who is the FC Goa assistant coach, mentioned that such competitions help football penetrate deeper into the society.
He applauded RFYS for initiating the U-15 Girls’ age group from the 2023-24 season onwards. Though a laudable step, Gouramangi mentions that involving females in football from a younger age should now be normalised.
“The addition of the U-15 Girls’ age group is a necessary step and something that should be encouraged going forward. It’s an excellent initiative by Reliance Foundation and I hope we can see more girls coming into the footballing ecosystem. Girls across the country should have access to playing the sport they, and we all love,” he said.
