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The parents attended in numbers and could be seen encouraging their little ones from the sidelines.The hour-and-a-half coaching clinic included warm up session, fun-games and small sided matches.
The clinic was executed by the Sesa Football Academy coaches and was overseen by the chief mentor, Arjuna Awardee, Shri. Brahmanand Sankhwalkar.
The CEO of the Vedanta Football Project, Sukhvinder Singh said, “We are touched by the energy and passion of the kids and this encourages us to plan more of such activities that engages our communities.
Sesa Football Academy would love to play a critical role to strengthen this connect. I am thankful to the members of the Vedanta Sesa Goa family who supported this in good measure and have come to enjoy the goodness of football in the heat on a Sunday. Our aim and objective is to inspire these little children to become healthy and skilled citizens of the country.”
The event also celebrated the spirit of the AFC Grassroots day which is celebrated in the month of May every year. Children were also given prizes on the occasion by Leena Verenkar-Head Corporate Affairs &Community Relations and Vijay Khanzode “ Head Iron & Steel Project.
The winners of the prizes are as follows: Youngest girl participant “ Beverly Dias (6), Best Goal “ Neha Narvekar (9), Highest enthusiasm “ Shayne Misquita (6), Best Celebration “ Benigno Dias (6),Promising Player “ Danushka Fernandes (12).
This grassroots football initiative was the first event after the recent re-launch of the Sesa Football Academy earlier this month by Annanya Agarwal, President - SFA and Bhaichung Bhutia. The organizers are buoyed by the success and the energy of the participants and are looking at hosting such engaging events for the communities.
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