Inter-village football in Qatar
Doha Goans Sports Club, a social cultural and sports club, which was recently revived by Goans, will be organising their seven-a-side Inter-Village football tournament on October 15. Organizers informed that that venue of the tournament will be announced in the coming days. Interested teams are requested to contact either, Collin Fernandes: Mobile No. 55819313, Diogo Rodrigues: Mobile No. 55553664 or Mario Pereira Mobile No. 55245061 for further details. Inter-village is one of the lifeline of Goan football and many reputed players of national and international where first spotted by talent scouts while playing in the inter-village tournaments and then taken on roll, for some of the leading clubs like Dempo Sports Club, Salgaocar Sports Club, Churchill Bros, Vasco Sports Club and Sporting Clube De Goa, some of the clubs which feature in the I-League, the Indian professional league. Goa, which is the smallest state of India, has some 165 odd club register with Goa football Association playing in the Professional League, First Division, Second Division and Third Division. Some of the former national and international players like Flaviano Leitao ( first player from Tata Football Academy Jamesdhpur to play for India in 1992 http://www.tatafootballacademy.com/ex_cadets_batch.asp) Queeno Gujarao, Adriano Dias will be some of the big names from Goan football are likely to play in the one-day tournament, said the organizers.
