PANAJI
Vedanta’s Sesa Football Academy Senior Men’s Team was felicitated at the SFA Sirsaim Campus for their first-ever runners’-up finish in the just concluded Goa Pro League Top Tier for the 2023-24 Season. The League showing has guaranteed SFA its maiden I-League 3 participation which is a major breakthrough. The felicitation ceremony was organised by Vedanta Sesa Goa.
The felicitation ceremony was graced by Dr. Caitano Fernandes, President Goa Football Association, Padma Shree Brahmanand Sankhwalkar-former Indian Football Captain, PK Mukherjee, Independent Director- SCDF, Navin Jaju, CEO- Vedanta Sesa Goa in the presence of Leena Verenkar, Head ESG, Vedanta Sesa Goa and Sandhya Malik, Chief Corporate Communications Officer- Vedanta Sesa Goa along with other Company Officials and the entire coaching & support staff at SFA. Denzil Franco, SFA Alumnus & ex-Indian National Football player was also present on the occasion.
During the ceremony, 31 players and the entire coaching & support team and 9 staff members were felicitated with specially designed medals, trophies and certificates of appreciation. A special award was instituted for Joshua D’Silva, for being the highest goal scorer with 24 goals in the GPL Top Tier, which incidentally happens to be the highest ever single season tally in the League since 2010. SFA, with 55 goals, had also emerged as the top goal scorers in the League. A friendly football match was organised between the Vedanta Sesa Goa units to honour this achievement during the felicitation ceremony.
