Seventeen teams from Fiji are set to compete in the football segment of the 10th Sanatan World Cup, taking place next month in Sydney, Australia. The tournament will feature eight teams in the Premier division, six in the Over 40s category, and three in the Over 45s.
The Premier division will include teams from Labasa, Lomawai, Narere/Makoi, Suva, Sigatoka, Nadi, Nakasi, and Ulusila Yadua. In the Over 40s, Labasa, Nadi, Sigatoka, Lautoka, Lomawai, and Labasa Viti will participate, while Nasinu, Nadroga, and Lautoka will compete in the Over 45s.
Sponsored by the Rams Group of Companies, the four-day Sanatan World Cup is scheduled for September 26-29 at the Blacktown Spartan Sporting Complex and will see a total of 59 teams from regions including Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada.
The tournament pools for each division are as follows:
**Premiers**
– Group A: Sydney Suva Sanatan, Queensland Sanatan Brothers, NZ Waitakere Sanatan, Labasa Sanatan, Lomawai Sanatan.
– Group B: Victoria Sanatan, Sydney Rewa Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, Narere/Makoi Sanatan, Suva Sanatan.
– Group C: Queensland Sanatan, Wellington Sanatan, NZ Sanatan All Stars, Sigatoka.
– Group D: Canberra Sanatan, Wellington City Sanatan, NZ Sanatan, Nadi.
– Group E: Sydney Ba Sanatan, NZ Ba Sanatan, Nakasi, Ulusila Yadua Sanatan.
**Over 40s**
– Group A: Adelaide Sanatan, Sydney Navua Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, Labasa Sanatan.
– Group B: Sydney Sanatan, Queensland Sanatan, USA Masters Sanatan, Nadi Sanatan, Sigatoka Sanatan.
– Group C: Canberra Sanatan, Melbourne Sanatan, USA Island Boys Sanatan, Lautoka Sanatan.
– Group D: Sydney Labasa, Wellington City Sanatan, Lomawai Sanatan, Labasa Viti Sanatan.
**Over 45s**
– Group A: Sydney Toso Suva Sanatan, Victoria Sanatan, NZ Rewa Sanatan, NZ Tavua Sanatan, Nasinu Sanatan.
– Group B: Sydney Navua Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, NZ Lautoka Veterans Sanatan, Nadroga Sanatan Legends, Lautoka Sanatan.
**Over 50s**
– Group A: Sydney Nadroga Sanatan, Sydney Bua Sanatan, Queensland Legends Sanatan, Australian Sanatan, Viti Boys Canada Sanatan.
– Group B: Sydney Lautoka Blues Sanatan, Sydney Nadi Masters Sanatan, Queensland Masters Sanatan, Coral Coast Canada Sanatan, NZ Legends Sanatan.