Bosco Monteiro Inspires the GenNext of SFA
Mr. Bosco Monteiro, an accomplished football professional from Goa, inspired the young footballers at the Sesa Football Academy during the celebrations for the 79th Independence Day, held at the Academy’s Sirsaim Campus. The SFA is the flagship CSR initiative within Vedanta’s CSR framework, and the ceremony symbolized the spirit of unity and progress fostered by Vedanta’s commitment to sports development and talent enrichment.
Established in 1999, Sesa Football Academy has achieved some remarkable milestones over the years and has groomed more than 200 professional footballers through its training programs. Mr Bosco Monteiro , during his illustrious football career, played for the Sesa Sports Club (the forerunner of SFA) for nine years and was part of the team when the SSC won the prestigious Bandodkar Trophy twice in a row in 1979 & 1980. Mr Bosco’s presence at the flag hoisting ceremony at the SFA was extremely inspirational for the younger generation of football players & also aligns with SFA’s focus on remaining connected with the masters of the beautiful game.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Bosco Monterio said “ It is an extremely proud moment for us all to be celebrating the 79th Independence Day. My advise to today’s footballers is to continue to work hard and remain iron-willed in their quest for success, and to make use of the facilities such as the SFA as these were non existent in our times.I also congratulate SFA for their success in the recent years & for the special achievements of the SFA Women’s Team in securing third position at the prestigious IWL2.”
Sesa Football Academy’s unwavering commitment to nurturing the dreams of aspiring footballers aligns perfectly with Vedanta’s core values, making the academy a beacon of inspiration for the nation’s sports development efforts.
About Vedanta Cares
Vedanta is committed to reinvest in the social good of its neighbourhood communities and the nation. The Group’s flagship CSR project, Nand Ghar, is a network of model anganwadis where the thrust is on inclusive development of women and children at the grassroots level. The Group CSR initiative comprises of seven key verticals – Education, Healthcare, Water and Sanitation, Sustainable Livelihood, Skilling, Sports & Culture and Employee Volunteering. Vedanta Foundation, a philanthropic initiative of Vedanta Group is focused on skill development and vocational training programmes for the underprivileged to make them employable. A key healthcare speciality CSR project is the Balco Medical Center, a 200-bed state-of-the-art Cancer care hospital located in New Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The company supports grassroots level sports through their Football academies in Goa and Udaipur.
About Vedanta Limited
Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals company with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa, Namibia, and Australia. For two decades, Vedanta has been contributing to India’s growth story, currently contributing 1 percent of India’s GDP. The company is among the top private sector contributors to the exchequer with the highest ever contribution of INR 42,560 Crore in FY 2019. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta's strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and environment and on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company has been conferred the CII-ITC Sustainability Award, the FICCI CSR Award, Dun & Bradstreet Awards in Metals & Mining, and certified as a Great Place to Work. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange in India and has ADRs listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
About SESA Football Academy
An initiative of SESA Community Development Foundation (SCDF), SESA Football Academy (SFA) was founded in 1999 for the holistic development of the local youths through football. The academy has created the conditions for discovering, creating and building talent for football. SFA does not restrict itself to football trainings but involves in a long term residential program which takes care of the formal education, skill development of the trainees during the four-year training period.
The academy has a strong focus on women empowerment through football. Since inception, SFA has trained around 200 footballers and has made tremendous impact on the football fraternity in Goa as well as across India. The graduates from SFA are serving in the national teams, Indian Super League (ISL), I-League clubs of India and clubs in Goa. 7 players have earned the national team cap and several players played the elite ISL.