Colombo Veterans Football Club tours India

The Colombo Veterans Football Club embarked on a tour to India for the 6th international veterans goodwill soccer tournament in Chennai, India.

This is their 5th overseas tour for this annual veteran football championship and CVFC hosted 2010 edition which was successfully conducted under the chairmanship of R Puvanendiran.

The team will play in many matches against other veteran teams from India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Mauritius Islands. The Sri Lanka is skippered by their ever dynamic leader R Puvanendiran and the team coach is M S M Faiz, the former national player.

Credit should go to Puvanendiran for his efforts to keep a veterans team together and especially with many ex-national players who have joined this prestigious Colombo Veterans Football Club after giving up competitive football.

They also commended the support and assistance they receive from Football Federation of Sri Lanka for the up-keep of the team and special mention must be made of Manilal Fernando, the Chairman - Management Committee of FFSL.

Team comprised several ex-national players and leading club players of yester years.