The Gulf Goans one-day 9-A-Side football tournament which was to be held on October 3, has been postponed, the organisers of the event Goan Welfare Association (GWA), Qatar, said yesterday in a press statement.
Simon D"Silva President of GWA, said that the tournament will be now held on October 31 and venue of the tournament will be announced in the coming days. Goans based in the GCC countries, beside, a team from Goa - Goa veterans, a team comprising a number of international and state-level players hailing from the Indian state of Goa, were to take part in the tournament, along with Santos United from Kuwait, Bahrain Goans, BSB Bahrain and two teams from the host country. He also informed that more teams from UAE are expected to take part in the postponed event.
