SLAVES OF SPONSORHIPS FROM GOAN POLITICIANS.

Date: Feb 24 (1 day ago)


Sponsorships From Corrupt Politicians In Exchange For Memorials

We Goans do love our football so much so, that even our ladies attend matches in large numbers, I feel proud when I hear a lot of outsiders say that football runs in the blood of Goans. I have been even told of a groom who had his nuptial in the afternoon, left his new wife at his home, played an inter-village football game and then went back for his reception; love for football among Goans is amazing.

Today on goanet I read that there is a football tournament in Kuwait sponsored by none other than Churchill Brothers in memory of their late brother Alvarnaz Alemao. I have all the respect for my Kuwaiti Goan brethren, but is this not the same Alvarnaz that was killed in smuggling raid by the Goa Customs lead by Costa, the brave son of the soil, who was later posted in North India for his personal safety from the Alemao clan ?

I am shocked that we Goans for the sake of sponsorships and other benefits today laud criminals and corrupt politicians and go to the extent of honouring them with memorial football tournaments, and chief guests, it is a disgrace to Goa and Goans that we treat Goan criminals as if they are Bhagat Singh’s and Subash Chandra Bose’s of Goa. Do we not have any ethics ?

It’s indeed sad, that along with out ethics we have lost our dignity as well, Kuwaiti Goans brothers keep the Goan flag flying high !

Freddy Agnelo Fernandes.



A. Veronica Fernandes from Kuwait comments:

This tournament is going to be organised by Navelim Youth Centre, Kuwait. NYC is the representative of village Navelim only and not of Navelim constituency nor of Kuwait Goan community in Kuwait.

As I said earlier, if NYC had to organise any memorial tournament it should be first of their own villager the late CUSTODIO CRASTO who was instrumntal in working very hard while he was in Kuwait to start our competitive soccer in Kuwait not only for Navelkars and other Goans but also for all the Indians residing in Kuwait. His contritbution and inititiative to start our competitive soccer in Kuwait in 1979 is unique as a member of United Goans Footbal Centre, Kuwait. If it was not for his unselfih dedicated efforts along with other UGC members, today our soccer would not have been flourished reaching where it reached now. May his soul rest in peace. He was also during his younger days an ace footbaler in Goa. Befittingly his memory should be kept alive. But who wil do this? It looks as we say in Konkani "Moddlolea Khursak khuim resped na".