Panaji (Goa): Sesa Football Academy organised a grassroots event – ‘Football for Fun’ for children in the age group of 6 to 14 years at Sesa Football ground in Sankhali on Monday. The event was attended by 30 young budding footballers.

The two-hour coaching clinic included warm up session, fun games and small sided matches. The clinic was conducted by the Sesa Football Academy coaches and was overseen by the chief mentor, Arjuna awardee, Brahmanand Sankhwalkar.

“We are touched by the energy and passion of the kids and this encourages us to plan more of such activities that engages our communities,” said Sukhvinder Singh, CEO of the Vedanta Football Project. Singh further added that, “Sesa Football Academy would love to play a critical role to strengthen this connect. I am thankful to the members of the Vedanta Sesa Goa family who supported this in good measure and have come to enjoy the goodness of football in the heat on a Sunday. Our aim and objective is to inspire these little children to become healthy and skilled citizens of the country.”

The event also celebrated the spirit of the AFC Grassroots day which is celebrated in the month of May every year.

Children were also given prizes on the occasion by Leena Verenkar, Head of Corporate Affairs and Community Relations and Vijay Khanzode, Head of Iron and Steel Project.

The winners of the prizes are as follows: Youngest girl participant – Beverly Dias (6). Best Goal – Neha Narvekar (9). Promising Player – Danushka Fernandes  (12).

This grassroots football initiative was the first event after the recent re-launch of the Sesa Football Academy earlier this month by Annanya Agarwal, President – SFA and Bhaichung Bhutia.