A total of 59 teams from Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada will compete in the football section of the 10th Sanatan World Cup, which is set to take place in Sydney next month. The tournament, sponsored by Rams Group of Companies, will occur over four days from September 26 to 29 at the Blacktown Spartan Sporting Complex.
The competition includes 17 teams from Fiji, 24 from Australia, 14 from New Zealand, and 2 each from the USA and Canada. Among the Fiji-based participants, 8 teams will compete in the Premier division, 6 in the Over 40s, and 3 in the Over 45s categories. The teams from Fiji include Labasa, Lomawai, Narere/Makoi, Suva, Sigatoka, Nadi, Nakasi, and Ulusila Yadua in the Premier division. In the Over 40s category, Labasa, Nadi, Sigatoka, Lautoka, Lomawai, and Labasa Viti will represent Fiji, while Nasinu, Nadroga, and Lautoka will be part of the Over 45s competition.
From Australia, there will be 7 teams in the Premier division, 7 in Over 40s, 3 in Over 45s, and 7 in Over 50s. New Zealand will also have 7 teams in the Premier division, 2 in Over 40s, 4 in Over 45s, and 1 in Over 50s. In the Over 40s category, the USA will be represented by USA Masters and USA Island Boys Sanatan, while Canada will field Coral Coast Canada Sanatan and Viti Boys Canada Sanatan in the Over 50s category.
The tournament groups are as follows:
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.