Dumas beach

The All India Football Federation:   The All India Football Federation’s decision to host the first-ever Men’s National Beach Soccer Championships at Dumas Beach, Surat, in January-February early this year has proved to be a game-changer for the sport in the country.

Beach Soccer, which remained a fringe sport in India all these years even though FIFA has hosted 11 editions of the Beach Soccer World Cup so far, is now a part of the National Games in Goa beginning October 26, 2023.

The top seven teams from the Men’s National Beach Soccer Championships and hosts Goa, will fight for the title at Goa’s picturesque Colva Beach, with the final on November 1.