Seventeen teams from Fiji are set to compete in the football segment of the 10th Sanatan World Cup, taking place in Sydney, Australia next month.
The tournament will feature eight Fijian teams in the Premiers division, six in the Over 40s, and three in the Over 45s category. Teams participating in the Premiers include Labasa, Lomawai, Narere/Makoi, Suva, Sigatoka, Nadi, Nakasi, and Ulusila Yadua. The Over 40s will see representatives from Labasa, Nadi, Sigatoka, Lautoka, Lomawai, and Labasa Viti, while the Over 45s category includes Nasinu, Nadroga, and Lautoka.
Sponsorship for the four-day event, organized by the Rams Group of Companies, comes from various sponsors. Matches will be held at the Blacktown Spartan Sporting Complex from September 26 to 29, with a total of 59 teams hailing from Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada participating in the tournaments.
The group allocations for the different divisions 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.