Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru Launches Community Football Tournament
Maldives
PUBLISHED July 03, 2019
Theres no doubt about it: football brings people together.
So what better way to strengthen the bond between the 13 islands of the Maldives
only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve than with the launch of a new football tournament?
Initiated and sponsored by Four Seasons Resort Landaa Giraavaru, the Baa Football
Challenge 2019 will be the countrys biggest resort-organised football event, with
Tourism Minister Ali Waheed presiding over the opening ceremony.
The tournament is scheduled to take place in Eydhafushi, Baa atolls capital,
between 1 20 July 2019, with one game to be played each day. It is open to all ages with each team required to have a minimum of three players
under 21 years old. Aside from receiving the Baa Football Challenge Trophy and bragging rights for a
year! the winning team will have the opportunity to choose the location to defend
their title in 2020.
Commenting on the launch of the new tournament, Four Seasons Landaa
Giraavarus General Manager and Regional Vice President Armando Kraenzlin said:
"As inhabitants and residents of the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve we share
an incredible setting and story, each bringing our unique island culture to the mix.
For this and so many other reasons the Football Challenge is about exploring and
expanding our sense of community, something that we all benefit from."
To date, 11 of the atolls 13 islands have confirmed participation and optimism is
high that the remaining 2 wont want to miss out!
For more information about the Baa Atoll Football Challenge or Four Seasons Resorts Maldives, please contact: Juliana Ang, Director of Public Relations (Juliana.ang@fourseasons.com)