MARGAO: The eagerly awaited Sesa-Vedanta AWES Veterans’ Tournament, organised Vedanta Sesa Goa in collaboration with AWES (Association for the Welfare of Elderly Sportsmen), is set to commence on Sunday.
The inaugural match promises to be a spectacle, featuring the seasoned Chinchinim Veterans facing-off against the formidable Bardez Veterans at Sinquetim ground, Navelim. The kick off is at 5 pm.
With eight teams comprisinh of Chinchinim, Bardez, Ilhas, Chandor, Vasco, Murida-Fatorda, Calangute and Navelim vying for supremacy, the football tournament is expected to witness keen contests and allow the present generation of football enthusiasts an opportunity to observe and witness the sporting icons of yesteryears recreating the magic and aura.
Derrick Pereira, the President of AWES, expressed his excitement about the event, stating, "I am eagerly looking forward to the commencement of the Sesa-Vedanta AWES Veterans’ Tournament. It provides our veteran players an excellent platform to once again set alight the football field with their skills and also adds to the incentive of staying healthy and fit. This year’s schedule is truly remarkable as the inaugural Vedanta U-15 Girls Tournament and the new edition of the Vedanta U-15 Youth Cup are also being held alongside our veterans’ tournament. I must thank Vedanta Sesa Goa for their unstinted support over the four editions of the tournament and for their inspirational initiatives to encourage and develop sporting excellence in Goa.”
The AWES was founded in 2017 with the aim of providing a platform for the sporting icons of yesteryears to reconnect with each other, to rekindle their memories with the general public, and to provide financial assistance to ex-players in need of the same. This year marks the fourth edition of this much anticipated tournament and Vedanta Sesa Goa, under the aegis of the Sesa Football Academey (SFA), has been associated with this initiative through all previous editions as well.
