PANJIM: Panjim Dolphins and Santa Cruz Club Cavelossim SOWS will battle it out for the trophy in the Vedanta Women’s Football League final on December 17 under the flood lights, at Duler Stadium, Mapusa.
With a commitment and passion to nurture skill development with the objective of empowering the girl child through sports, Vedanta launched the ‘Vedanta Women’s Football League’ on November 6 with the support of Goa Football Association (GFA). The six teams along with 137 players with their skills and finesse made the league a grand success.
The participating teams included Flaming Orange by Sporting Club de Goa, Panjim 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 Clubs.
The league saw the six teams play single leg matches and double legged semi-finals. A total of 19 matches were played with 58 goals scored till league matches.
Annanya Agarwal, president SFA said, “It is very heartening to see such a tremendous response within such a short time for the Vedanta Women’s League. We firmly believe we have everything in our Goan girls to make it big and they are ready to take off.”
Speaking in a pre-match conference, Elvis Gomes, president Goa Football Association shared, “We found our Goan girls immensely talented. Through this league we hope girls will receive more encouragement from educational institutions to play the game. We welcome all football enthusiasts to be a part of this historic finale match.”
Excited for the final match, SCC SOWS skipper Sujitha Murgaonkar quoted, “We want to thank Vedanta and Goa Football Association for giving us this amazing opportunity to showcase our talent. We will give a tough fight to Panjim Dolphins and make sure we win the title of Vedanta Women’s League”
The captain Panjim Dolphins Michelle Castanha said, “We want to thank Vedanta and Goa Football Association for giving us this platform. We are very excited and ready for the match. We will make sure Panjim takes the trophy.”
