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KUWAIT CITY, April 10: The
Kuwait Indian Football Federation (KIFF) League for the prestigious J.P.
D'Mello Trophy is set for a grand finale at Bayan Grounds at 6 pm, Friday,
April 12, 2019. The league final will be
played between defending champions AKFC (All Kerala Football Club) and Skynet
Miracles SC.
For Synet Miracles it is their
maiden entry in the finals. Incidentally, both the teams had kicked off the
season last October. Earlier in the
semifinals, AKFC beat United Goans in the tie-breaker 4-3, while Skynet
Miracles defeated GOA Maroons 3-2.
A number of dignitaries are
expected to attend the finals including ex-KIFF presidents, affiliated club
presidents, KIFF founder members, IFRA Members, KEFAK Members, etc. KIFF President Derick Gomindes, who is heading the
federation for a second term running, will be chief guest on the occasion. Gulf
Cable & Electrical Industries are the official sponsors of KIFF.
Teams participating in the league
included All Kerala Football Club (AKFC), AVC Sports & Cultural
Association, Don Bosco Oratory, FC Sparx, GOA Maroons, Goa FC, Indian Strikers,
Pen Friends United, Santos United, Skynet Miracles SC, Soccer Kerala and United
Goans Centre.
Apart from the 11-aside League,
other 11-aside and 7-aside tournaments are also packed into the KIFF program.
KIFF
matches are supported by officials appointed from different clubs affiliated to
the federation. Referees have shown
great consistency this season which was evident from appreciation received from
everyone around connected with the game.
KIFF
managing committee for the season consists of: Derick Gomindes (GOA Maroons) –
President, Robert Bernard (Indian Strikers) – Vice-President, Michael Pereira
(Goa FC) – Sports Secretary, Ziddik Sharaf (Pen Friends United) – Treasurer,
Majeed P.A. (Soccer Kerala) – Asst Sports Secretary, Fouad (All Kerala FC) –
Reliever, Clarence Pires (Don Bosco Oratory) – P.R.O, A. Sameer (FC Sparx) – Registrar, etc.
Probable line-up of the finalists
is as follows:
AKFC: Alfaz (goalkeeper),
Jithesh, Rafeek, Anas, Sujith, Sarath, Ivin, Hari, Mujhin, Kishore, Rahul,
Ranjith, Sibin, Navas, Rakesh, Haslor, Siraj, Ramesh, etc.
Team Manager: Mansour
Skynet Miracles: Martin
Gomes (goalkeeper), Marcos, Jackson, Pradeep, Sabu, Sonu, Joel, Aneesh, Jhons,
Albin, Regan, Xavier, Morris, Neves, Rollan, Jafar, Xavier, Duresh, etc.
Team Manager: Melvin
Fernandes
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