The stage is set for the grand finale of the Inter Centre League of
the ‘Vodafone GFDC Rising Stars Football Festival’, a first of its kind
grass root festival for budding talent in Goa. The six-month festival
that kicked off in September 2013 will conclude with a gala ceremony on
Sunday, February 23 at Duler stadium, Mapusa in the midst of eminent
personalities and football enthusiasts.
The grand finale will showcase 300 children from the first 6
grassroot football development centres of GFDC battling it out for the
coveted title.16 matches will be played amongst 32 teams across 3
categories, U10 and U12 Boys and U12 Girls. The matches will begin at 9
am followed by the prize distribution ceremony at 5 pm. Entry for the
mega event is kept free and will be available on first come first serve
basis.‘Vodafone GFDC Rising Stars Football Festival 2013’ is a combined initiative of Vodafone and Goa Football Development Council (GFDC). The festival was launched in September as a six month long intra and inter-centre football championship tournament, featuring teams from the six GFDC grassroot centres in Goa, namely Valpoi, Sulcorna, Aldona-Moira, Navelim, Benaulim and Khandepar. The tournament has been conceived exclusively for boys and girls up to the age of 12 years.
It aims at providing an excellent platform to identify and cultivate young local football talent across the state. This venture demonstrates GFDC and Vodafone’s commitment to nurture and promote the sport of Football in Goa and take football in Goa and India to the next level.
Courtesy: The Navind Times.
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