The Indian men and women football teams are set to test their skills as they will be participating in the Homeless World Cup 2019, to be held at Cardiff, Wales from July 27 to August 3, 2019.
The players of the Indian men and women teams that will be participating in the Homeless World Cup 2019, to be held at Cardiff, Wales, are seen with Amruta Fadnavis, Patron of Slum Soccer, during a Press Conference.
The 17th edition of the Homeless World Cup will be played at Cardiff’s iconic Bute Park, right in the heart of the Welsh capital.
Since 2007, a team from Slum Soccer has represented India in all subsequent editions in Melbourne, Milan, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Poland, Chile, Amsterdam, Glasgow, Oslo and Mexico. The Indians have also improved their final ranking to a creditable 21st (Men) and 9th (Women) in 2018.
The Homeless World Cup is an annual football tournament organized by the Homeless World Cup Foundation, a social organization which advocates the end of homelessness through the sport of association football.
Amruta Fadnavis, Patron of Slum Soccer, presents the Indian jersey to the Indian men and women captains during a Press Conference organized in Mumbai to wish the players the best on the eve of their departure to Wales.
BookMyShow’s charity initiative, BookASmile is supporting Slum Soccer for the second successive time. They have played an active part in the training and participation of the Indian teams in the Homeless World Cup, making their dream become a reality.
Amruta Fadnavis, Patron of Slum Soccer said, “The welfare and development of the underprivileged using football is very innovative and commendable concept but quite challenging at the same time. It takes lot of grit and passion to overcome all the hurdles and chase one’s dreams. So, congratulations to the children of Team India, their coach, families and Shri Abhijeet Barse for making this dream possible. My best wishes to all of them for the upcoming World Cup.”
Usha Kakade, Working President, Slum Soccer & Founder, Gravitas Foundation, “We are extremely proud of our efforts, which have gone in to the development of the Slum Soccer program in Western Maharashtra. Our years of hard work with Slum Soccer has reaped rich dividends and given children a platform to hone their skills.”Description: Description: https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif
“Both, the 8-member men and 8-member women teams had been training together in Nagpur for the past couple of weeks. They have been working on improving their mentally and physically aspects so that they can perform their best on the pitch. “The teams are working tirelessly on the pitch and getting ready to show the world that they belong to underprivileged sector of India but they are certain to aim high,” says Homkant Surandase, Head Coach of the India teams.
“We strongly believe in the cause that The Homeless World Cup is working towards and we are happy to be able to extend this support to these young athletes from all over India who have made it their life’s goal to work towards the sport they are passionate about. At BookASmile, we believe that sports play a crucial role in the overall development of children. It is important for kids from disadvantaged backgrounds to channelize their energy in the right direction and the Homeless World Cup offers a great opportunity to test and hone their strengths. It is heart-warming to see the efforts that the players have put in training themselves to compete against global teams. We wish the Indian team good luck!” said Farzana Cama Balpande, Head, BookASmile.
“We sincerely appreciate the support of BookASmile for the year 2018 as well as the current year,” says Prof. Vijay Barse (Founder-Slum Soccer).
The players lists of the Indian teams
The teams–
Men: Ravi (Andhra Pradesh), Soram G.S. (Manipur), Satish Kumar (Karnataka), Alan Solaman (Kerala), Amritpal Singh (Punjab), Thomas Mayjo (Kerala), Aravind (Tamil Nadu). Coach: Homkant Surandase (Maharashtra). Manager: Abhijeet Barse (Maharashtra).
Women: Harshika Vishvakarma (Madhya Pradesh), Muskan Sindhi (Gujarat), Ravina Suryavanshi (Maharashtra), Sapna Jaiswar (Maharashtra), Sheetal Sahu (Maharashtra), Shubhangi Bhandare (Maharatra), Sushila Chanu (Manipur), Sujata Rai (West Bengal). Coach: Andy Hook (Scotland). Manager: Shiba Markas (Maharashtra).
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