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Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel as he climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro (5,882m or 19,298 ft) Make a donation at www.Goanet.org, click on MAKE A DONATION, state "Daddy's Home" in the Donation comments For more information see: http://bit.ly/SupportDaddysHome --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Goa U-20 Hockey Team Leaves for Pune tomorrow. A twenty member Goa State squad comprising eighteen players and two officials will be leaving to participate in the U-20 National Hockey Championships organized by the Indian Hockey Federation in Pune from 25 September. The team which has been by coached by Melchior Alemão under the supervision of Anselm Gabriel is being fielded by the Association for Control of Hockey in Goa (ACHG) the sole affiliated body of the Indian Hockey Federation. The team will leave for Pune on Thursday 23 September. The Goa team will be captained by Sanford Jokas of Fr. Basilio School, Majorda. The following is the team: Goalkeepers Navin Mendes (VC), Jesus Cardozo. Defenders – Richard Gama, Marco Gracias, Neville Rodrigues. Midfielders - Kennedy Fernandes, Sanford Jokas(C), Sheikh Mouzzan, Maxie Dias. Forwards - Anthony Po, Robert Gomes, Glen Frada, Basil Tirkey, Aidan Fernandes, Sheikh Tabrez, Martin Cardozo, Ronny Fernandes, Rajat Chari. Coach Melchior Alemão. Manager Carlton Fortes. ACHG president Sigmund de Souza wished the boys the best of luck and asked them to do Goa proud. The team is being sent despite attempts to sabotage the tour by a couple of South Goa politicians and the non cooperative attitude of Sports Authority of Goa Director V M Prabhudessai. “It is obvious that these people who call themselves sports lovers are more in love with their own selfish interests and couldn’t care less about the future of Goa’s sports persons,” ACHG general secretary Anselm Gabriel said Subject: Donations needed The U-20 team, like teams that have been sent by us before are not being funded by the SAG. We are working hard to give the boys an opportunity we did not have. But there are expenses involved, if there is anybody out there who can afford to donate something to the Association for Control of Hockey in Goa (ACHG) please contact Mr. Anselm Gabriel on no. 9823281881.Thanks and God Bless You All. Long live Goan hockey. P.S. There's a likelihood one of our boys will get selected for the national player pool, says Sigmund