Kerala Flood Rehabilitation Program for Football Players in Goa

 John Paul II Foundation for Sports Goa

In association with

GOA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

organises

LEGENDS

Exhibition Match

as part of

Kerala Flood Rehabilitation Program for Football Players

between

KERALA LEGENDS XI

v/s

GOA LEGENDS XI

on
Saturday, 29^th September 2018 at 6:30 pm at the


GFA Stadium, Duler-Mapusa

An Exciting match is in the offing to be played between the Kerala Legends XI and Goa Legends XI to be held at the GFA Duler Stadium on the 29th September, 2018 at 6.30pm being organized by the John Paul II Foundation for Sports Goa in association with Goa Football Association.  The Legends Exhibition Match is a Fundraiser for the Rehabilitation of the young kids of the floods affected victim's in Kerala especially in the Wayanad, Mallapuram and Idduki district's.

The Kerala Legends XI team will be led by Arjuna Awardee I M Vijayan who is a household name in the football arena and the Goa Legends XI team is to be led by Arjuna Awardee Brahmanand Shankhwalkar and assisted by Arjuna Awardee Bruno Coutinho. There are more than 25 players in both teams included who have represented India in several tournaments and most of them have been players who have won the Santosh trophy either for Kerala or Goa and rightly so, the match is called the Legends Exhibition Match which is to be played under flood lights at the GFA stadium in Duler. Armando Colaco who has been a celebrity coach within the country and himself an International player will be the coach of the Goa Legends XI team and Mr.John Fernandes will be the Manager.

The Goa Legends XI includes Brahmanand Shankhwalkar, Nicholas Pereira, Bruno Coutinho, Savio Medeira, Derrick Pereira, Lector Mascarenhas, Mahesh Lotlikar, Mario Soares, Camilo Gonsalves, David D'Souza who have donned the Indian colors  and have also won the Santosh trophy for Goa. The team also includes International Robert Fernandes, Climax Lawrence, Sameer Naik, Clifford Miranda, Micky Fernandes and Nelson Landez who is a Junior International. The others who have represented Goa are Avertano Furtado, Marian Dias, Jerry Fernandes, Bharat Morje, Mathew Dcosta, Fausto Lobo, Vishant Pednekar, Pascoal Pereira, Frank Fernandes and Bosco Monteiro who have also played for the top clubs of Goa.

The Kerala Legends XI comprises of I M Vijayan, V P Shaji, P B Thobias, Vinu Jose, Feroz Sheriff, Martin Mathew, Anson, Pappachan Pradeep, M Suresh, M A Abdul Hakeem, U Sharaf Ali, K Ajayan Nair, K V Dhanesh, Habeeb Rehman have represented India in International competitions, whereas Abdul Noushad, V Sivakumar, M V Nelson, Ignatius Sylvester, Kurikesh Mathew who have captained the Santosh trophy Kerala teams. Asif Saheer well known as Kerala’s Maradona along with K P Sunny, P Shabeer Ali and Lanel Thomas have represented Kerala in the Santosh trophy. All of the players have either played for Kerala Police, SBT and some in Kolkata and Goa for the top clubs.

Both the teams have players who have played against each other in the past three decades either in the Santosh trophy at various levels including the Finals or have played together in the National squad with each other and hence this match is being looked forward by both the teams as a time of friendly fellowship and yet a clash of the Giants of Indian Football since the average age of players is between 40 – 42 Years.

The tickets for the match will be available at Angleys Sports (Panjim) and at the GFA stadium Duler from Wednesday onwards. The tickets are priced at Rs 200/- & Rs 100/- and since the match is for raising funds a Housie will be conducted with an exciting cash prize during the half time of the match.

The proceeds of the match will go to the Kerala Sports Coalition which works with young boy's in the age category of 8-15 years by training them in football skills and life skills coaching. The kids belong to the underprivileged and marginalized communities who cannot afford to play, however they are given a platform to showcase their talents and skills through the coaching programs. They will have opportunities to participate in tournaments and those involved in the coaching programs are Coaches who have represented India and especially Kerala in the Santosh trophy.
The boy's will be provided playing kits, refreshments and transportation. They will be exposed to play in national championships for children from similar Communities.

The Foundation along with GFA is expecting support and appeals to all the Football loving people from Goa to be a part to witness the match.  The organizers are hoping to see clubs, several parishes from North Goa and other Sports and Social organizations especially the Kerala Samaj members from all over the state of Goa to come together to help bring a smile on the faces of the presently traumatized children because of the situation arising from the recent floods in Kerala.

As a part of the match the foundation is also planning to collect sports kit and equipment from all those who have Used, Unused and New football playing material including Jerseys, shorts, stockings, shin guards, football shoes and track shoes. The Foundation expects Schools, Colleges, Clubs and Players who can make collections of the above equipment to be sent along with the Kerala team back to the respective districts as a part of the Rehabilitation program and hence appeals that those wanting to donate in kind through Sports equipment may contact Kennedy D’Silva director of the Foundation on 9850169370.

(Teams List attached Below)  

Goa Legends XI

1.    Mr. Brahmanand Shankhwalkar (Captain), International, Goa's first Arjuna awardee played for Salgaocars SC, winner of Santosh Trophy.

2.    Mr. Avertano Furtado, National, Former Minister of Goa, played for Dempo SC and Salgaocar SC.

3.    Mr. Nicholas Pereira, International, played for Dempo SC, winner of Santosh Trophy.

4.    Mr. Bruno Coutinho, International, Arjuna awardee, played for Salgaocars SC, winner of Santosh Trophy.

5.    Mr. Savio Medeira, International, Technical Director of AIFF, and Director of Coaches Education, played for Salgaocars SC, winners of Santosh Trophy.

6.    Mr. Derrick Pereira, International,  F C.Goa's Director of Football, played for Salgaocars SC, Winner of Santosh Trophy.

7.    Mr. Lector Mascarenhas, International, played for Dempo SC, Winner of Santosh Trophy.

8.    Mr. Mahesh Lotlikar, International, played Dempo SC, Winner of Santosh Trophy.

9.    Mr. Mario Soares, International, played for Salgaocar SC and Dempo SC. Winner of Santosh Trophy.

10. Mr. Robert Fernandes, International, played for Salgaocars SC.

11. Mr. Camilo Gonsalves, International, Played for Dempo SC. Winner of Santosh Trophy.

12. Mr. David D'Souza, International, Played for Dempo SC, winner of Santosh Trophy.

13. Mr.Climax Lawrence, International, played for Dempo SC.

14. Mr. Sameer Naik, International, played for Dempo SC.

15. Mr. Clifford Miranda, International, played for Dempo SC.

16. Micky Fernandes, International, played for Salgaocar SC and Dempo SC.

17. Mr. Marian Dias, National, Coach educator with AIFF, played for Salgaocars SC, winner of Santosh Trophy.

18. Mr. Jerry Fernandes, National, played for Dempo SC. Winner of Santosh Trophy.

19. Mr. Bharat Morje, National, played for Salgaocar SC.

20. Mr. Mathew Dcosta, National, played for Salgaocar SC.

21. Mr. Fausto Lobo, National, Played for Dempo SC.

22. Mr. Vishant Pednekar, National, played for  MPT.

23. Mr. Pascoal Pereira, National, Played for Dempo SC and Vasco  SC.

24. Mr. Frank Fernandes, National, played for Sesa Goa SC, winner of U-21 Championship.

25. Mr. Nelson Landez, Junior International, played for M.P.T.

26. Mr. Bosco Monteiro, Junior National, played for Sesa Goa FC.

Shri Armando Colaco (Coach), International, Ex.India Seniors Coach, Winner of Santosh Trophy.

Shri John Fernandes (Manager).

Kerala Legends XI

1.    Mr. I M Vijayan, (Captain) Arjuna Awardee and Captained India and Kerala

2.    Mr. V P Shaji, Represented India and SBT

3.    Mr. Abdul Noushad, Kerala captain at Santosh trophy and SBT

4.    Mr. V Sivakumar, Kerala winning team captain of Santosh trophy and SBT

5.    Mr. P B Thobias, Represented India and Kerala Police

6.    Mr. Vinu Jose, Represented India, SBT and Vasco SC

7.    Mr. Feroz Sheriff, Represented India, SBT and current under 15 Indian team Coach

8.    Mr. Martin Mathew, Represented India and SBT

9.    Mr. Kurikesh Mathew, Represented Kerala Santosh trophy winning team as captain and Kerala police

10. Mr. Anson, Represented India and Kerala Police

11. Mr. Asif Saheer, Represented Kerala Santosh trophy and SBT and well known as Kerala’s Maradona

12. Mr. Pappachan Pradeep, Represented India, Viva Kerala and Mohun Bagan

13. Mr. M V Nelson, Captain Santosh trophy winning team 2 times and Kerala State Electricity Board

14. Mr. M Suresh, Represented India and East Bengal

15. Mr. M A Abdul Hakeem, Represented India and SBT

16. Mr. U Sharaf Ali, Represented India and Kerala police

17. Mr. P Shabeer Ali, Represented Santosh trophy winning team and SBT

18. Mr. Ignatius Sylvester, Represented Santosh trophy winning team captain and SBT

19. Mr. K Ajayan Nair, Represented India and Mahindra’s

20. Mr. K P Sunny, Represented Santosh trophy and SBT

21. Mr. Lanel Thomas, Represented Santosh trophy winning team and SBT

22. Mr. K V Dhanesh, Represented India as Captain

23. Mr. Habeeb Rehman, Represented India and Kerala Police

Shri. Jestes Antony, (Manager) Represented India