Seventeen teams from Fiji are set to compete in the football section of the 10th Sanatan World Cup, taking place in Sydney, Australia next month.
In the Premier division, eight teams from Fiji will participate, while six teams will play in the Over 40s category and three teams in the Over 45s division. The teams competing in the Premier division include Labasa, Lomawai, Narere/Makoi, Suva, Sigatoka, Nadi, Nakasi, and Ulusila Yadua. For the Over 40s, the teams are Labasa, Nadi, Sigatoka, Lautoka, Lomawai, and Labasa Viti. In the Over 45s category, the teams are Nasinu, Nadroga, and Lautoka.
This four-day event, sponsored by the Rams Group of Companies, will be held at the Blacktown Spartan Sporting Complex from September 26 to 29. A total of 59 teams from Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada are expected to participate.
The group stages for the respective categories 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.