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