THE GOAN NETWORK
PANAJI
The Junior National Football Championship for U-18 girls will be organized by the Goa Football Association (GFA) in association with the All India Football Federation in Goa.
This is the first national tournament for girls/women organized in Goa since the year 2003.
Elvis Gomes, President, Goa Football Association, in a press conference, said “The matches will be held at two venues: Village Panchayat Ground, Raia and the Rosary Sports Ground, Navelim. There will be a total of 25 teams, vying for the title. All the teams have been divided into 8 groups, and the eight winners of each group will then be pitted against each other in two groups of 4 each. The top two teams in each group will qualify to the semifinals. The finals will be held on October 21, 2015.”
The Goan team plays its first match against Jammu and Kashmir at 7.30 am on October 6 at the Rosary Sports Complex, Navelim. The Goan girls play their second league match against Telangana on October 10 at the same venue. The finals will be held on October 21 at 8 am at the Rosary Grounds, Navelim.
The tournament is supported by Goa Dairy who have agreed to support the budding girls with goodies and refreshments. Twenty-five state teams have confirmed their participation, with 500 players.
Juliana Gurjao e Colaco, who has taken charge of the overall organization of the tournament of Head of the GFA Women’s Football Committee, said, “The Goa team is coached by Shekhar Kerkar, AFC B License Coach, and Dakshata Shirodkar is the Manager. Astrid Pereira, D License Coach, will be the Assistant Coach. The team was selected from the best players who played in the GFA U18 Girls Tournament and from the open selection trials conducted after the tournament. The 33 probables selected, went through a residential camp and then further a 10 day closed camp was held in Margao.”
Goa U-18 team
Rhea Noronha - St Xavier's HSS, Mapusa
Ashika Gadekar - St Michael's Convent, Vagator
Wendy Dias - St Xavier's HS, Moira
Cynthia Lobo - St Xavier's HSS, Mapusa
Scindia Saundatikar - St Xavier's HSS, Mapusa
Rebecca Mascarenhas - St Xavier's HSS, Mapusa
Genevie Fernandes - Carmel's HSS, Nuvem
Dishna Kumar - St Mary's HS, Ponda
Anline Fernandes - Rosary HSS, Navelim
Cianna Lobo - St Xavier's HSS, Mapusa
Lifa Gama - Our Lady of Perpetual Succor HS, Cortalim
Velanie Fernandes - Carmel's HSS, Nuvem
Jesma Baptista - St Xavier's HS, Moira
Avia Jean Vas - Carmel's HSS, Nuvem
Annika Coelho - Our Lady of Rosary HSS, Dona Paula
Marlat Cardozo - Rosary HSS, Navelim
Sushmita Jadhav - St Xavier's HS, Moira
Beverly Cardozo - Perpetual Succour Convent HS, Navelim
Divya Tuyekar - St Xavier's HS, Moira
Annette Da Costa - Rosary HSS, Navelim
GroupA: Manipur, Pondicherry,Punjab
Group B: Orissa, Karnataka,Chandigarh
GroupC: Haryana, Sikkim, Maharashtra
Group D: Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Delhi
Group E: Assam, Kerala, Jharkhand
Group F: Goa, Telangana, J&K
Group G: MP, Bihar, HP
Group H:West Bengal,Gujarat,UP,Mizoram
