Seventeen teams from Fiji are set to compete in the football segment of the 10th Sanatan World Cup, which will take place in Sydney, Australia next month.
The competition will feature eight teams in the Premiers division, six in the Over 40s category, and three in the Over 45s. The teams participating in the Premiers division include Labasa, Lomawai, Narere/Makoi, Suva, Sigatoka, Nadi, Nakasi, and Ulusila Yadua. In the Over 40s, Labasa, Nadi, Sigatoka, Lautoka, Lomawai, and Labasa Viti will compete. The Over 45s category will see participation from Nasinu, Nadroga, and Lautoka.
The four-day tournament, sponsored by Rams Group of Companies, is scheduled to run from September 26 to 29 at the Blacktown Spartan Sporting Complex. A total of 59 teams representing Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada will participate in this year’s event.
The group allocations for each division are as follows:
Premiers
Group A includes Sydney Suva Sanatan, Queensland Sanatan Brothers, NZ Waitakere Sanatan, Labasa Sanatan, and Lomawai Sanatan.
Group B features Victoria Sanatan, Sydney Rewa Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, Narere/Makoi Sanatan, and Suva Sanatan.
Group C contains Queensland Sanatan, Wellington Sanatan, NZ Sanatan All Stars, and Sigatoka.
Group D consists of Canberra Sanatan, Wellington City Sanatan, NZ Sanatan, and Nadi.
Group E is made up of Sydney Ba Sanatan, NZ Ba Sanatan, Nakasi, and Ulusila Yadua Sanatan.
Over 40s
Group A has Adelaide Sanatan, Sydney Navua Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, and Labasa Sanatan.
Group B includes Sydney Sanatan, Queensland Sanatan, USA Masters Sanatan, Nadi Sanatan, and Sigatoka Sanatan.
Group C features Canberra Sanatan, Melbourne Sanatan, USA Island Boys Sanatan, and Lautoka Sanatan.
Group D contains Sydney Labasa, Wellington City Sanatan, Lomawai Sanatan, and Labasa Viti Sanatan.
Over 45s
Group A includes Sydney Toso Suva Sanatan, Victoria Sanatan, NZ Rewa Sanatan, NZ Tavua Sanatan, and Nasinu Sanatan.
Group B features Sydney Navua Sanatan, NZ Nadroga Sanatan, NZ Lautoka Veterans Sanatan, Nadroga Sanatan Legends, and Lautoka Sanatan.
Over 50s
Group A includes Sydney Nadroga Sanatan, Sydney Bua Sanatan, Queensland Legends Sanatan, Australian Sanatan, and Viti Boys Canada Sanatan.
Group B features Sydney Lautoka Blues Sanatan, Sydney Nadi Masters Sanatan, Queensland Masters Sanatan, Coral Coast Canada Sanatan, and NZ Legends Sanatan.