PANJIM: Sesa Football Academy will represent Goa in the West Zone qualifiers of the Reliance Foundation School and College Football tournament 2019, to be held in Mumbai.
The boys will play under the banner of The Progress High School, Sankhali in the tournament.
The fourteen boys, who are enrolled in Vedanta’s flagship CSR initiative in Goa – Sesa Football Academy – accomplished the feat while also representing the club (SFA) in GFA U-14 First Division League.
The boys are Sendy Mangte, Zimik Maring, Savio Peixoto, Nishar, Gleeson Fernandes, Sereno Noronha, Md. Sahil, Joyston Rodrigues, Saumya Gosavi, Jeff Dias, Vicky Diwale, Atharva Gawas, Manav Simon, and Mohan Naik.
Sendy Mangte was declared man-of-the-tournament in the qualifiers for
his excellent performance, scoring 10 goals in six games.
The team will be led by coach Prasad Surlakar, assistant coach Sankalp Pednekar, and physiotherapist Nitesh Sawal.
The Goan team faced against Malabar Special Police Higher Sec. School, Malappuram on Saturday and won 5-1.
Speaking on the achievement, coach Prasad Surlakar commented, “I feel proud of the boys as they have worked hard on the pitch and have balanced their academics as well. I feel confident about the games lined up for us in Mumbai and we will give our best.”
