On July 13, the 18 tribal girls representing Yuwa India under-14
all-girls team were placed third among 10 teams playing for the Gasteiz Cup in
Victoria Gasteiz in Spain. The girls — a majority of whom played outside their
village in Ormanjhi for the first time — were placed third after two wins, two
losses, and one draw against international teams. Earlier during the Donosti
Cup, Spain’s biggest football tournament, the girls made it to quarter finals
from among 36 international teams.
The young footballers
wearing red and white sarees and sneakers, with plastic flowers adorning their
hair and around their wrists, were ecstatic as they won the third prize in
Gasteiz, Spain that Saturday night.
“We had carried sarna
sarees in our bags and some flowers too. When they announced our names we ran
into the dressing room and took just five minutes to get dressed in our sarees,
then we came out and accepted the prize and then we danced,” grinned Rinky
Kumari, 13, the team’s captain back in Ormanjhi. “Yuwa yuwa hum hai yuwa, sab
se juda; gendwa ko maarei, netwa ko phaade, mil ke bolo Jai Yuwa (We are young,
so special; we are on the ball, we attack the net; all hail Yuwa),” .
The under 14-years
all women soccer team, YUWA from Jharkhand which flew to Spain on June 29. The
18-member YUWA soccer team led by Mr. Franz Gastler, Executive Director and
Co-Founder of the organization toured San Sebastian for the Donosti Cup and
Victoria Gasteiz for the Gasteiz Cup
At Donosti Cup in San
Sebastian, Spain's biggest football tournament had over 400 teams participating
from across the globe, YUWA soccer team girls made it out of the group phase
with wins against Añorga KKE B (Spain) and Amara Berri KE (Spain), and a loss
against Wisconsin International (USA) before falling to Santa Teresa (Spain).
The two teams which defeated YUWA -- Santa Teresa and Wisconsin International
were placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively, out of 36 teams in the Under 14 years
girls category.
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