PANAJI: The 5th edition of Vedanta Women’s League (VWL) in collaboration with Goa Football Association (GFA), will kick-start on 6th October with double-header between FC Goa Vs UC Telaulim at Navelim Ground, and Sirvodem SC Vs Compassion FC, at Dramapur ground.
The VWL 2021-22 season will witness double-leg competition between 5 teams for the championship. They are – Sirvodem Sports club, Compassion Football Club, United club of Telaulim, Futebol Club YFA and FC Goa. Over 100 women footballers from across the state, will participate in the league.
Vedanta Women’s football League is one of its kind footballing platform launched by Vedanta in collaboration with Goa Football Association to provide opportunities to the aspiring women footballers across the state to further hone their skills and to support them to excel in football.
Annanya Agarwal, President- Vedanta Sports, welcomed all the participating teams and said: “At Vedanta, we believe India has massive potential to excel in the global sporting arena. Our vision at Vedanta Sports is to contribute towards upliftment of Indian youth through our robust grassroots sports development programmes. Vedanta Women’s League is one such unique initiative, designed to create a platform for talented women footballers across the country to show their skills and gain exposure to competitive football. I am extremely excited about the upcoming 5th edition of the league, and eagerly looking forward to seeing many more talented women footballers emerging from Goa. Good luck to all the teams, and may the best team win – women’s football is the real winner.”
Churchill Alemao, GFA President, said: “We are extremely happy to launch this 5th Edition of Vedanta Women’s league in collaboration with Vedanta. We sincerely appreciate Vedanta Sports for partnering with us in this unique footballing initiative that is Vedanta women’s league for five consecutive years, providing much needed platform for the talented women footballers across Goa. I congratulate all the teams and their respective team managements for the upcoming league.”
