MUMBAI: Indian Super League team FC Goa on Saturday launched its women’s team ahead of the second edition of the Vedanta Goa Women’s Football League, Press Trust of India reports.
The tournament is scheduled for an August 14 start with eight teams expected to participate. Naresh Virnodkar will be coaching the team as training for the league has begun at the Chowgule Sports Centre in Margao.
“The women’s team will be built in the same image and with the same principles as the men’s team. The club will work extremely hard towards developing and producing talented women footballers and hope to emulate the successful women that represented the national team from Goa in the 1970’s,” FC Goa technical director, Derrick Pereira said.
Alongside its sister organization, The Forca Goa Foundation, the club conducted an Under 12 Junior Girls League last season in which 19 schools participated. The winners of the league were felicitated by club co-owner, Virat Kohli during half time at one of the club’s matches.
With this move, Goa becomes the second ISL team after FC Pune City to have a women’s team of its own.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Josline Dsouza, Crisma Javaji
Defenders: Rhea Pires, Sneha Fernandes, Cifa Lima, Laveena Pires, Samartha Shirodkar, Seema Fernandes, Dezmina D’Costa
Midfielders: Velanie Ferandes, Jeroine Colaco, Chetna Tirodker, Joyvi Fernandes, Jolinda Ferrao, Jesma Baptista, Alisha Tavares, Chelsea Fernandes, Alicia Fernandes
Forwards: Namita Govekar, Ashriya Rodrigues.
