EAGERLY AWAITED TOURNAMENT HUGE SUCCESS, WELL ATTENDED, NEARLY 70 TEAMS PARTICIPATED, ADULTS YOUTH JUNIOR FOOTBALL
THE ASIAN INDEPENDENT UK
First of this year’s Khalsa Football Federation KFF took place at Aston University Playing Fields, Birmingham Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS5 3 LU on Saturday and Sunday 24th and 25th May 2025 from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm in which KFF Senior Football, Junior and Youth Football took place. The tournament supported by Walsall Asian Sports Association ‘WASA’ was very successful and well attended.
SENIOR FOOTBALL
The final of the Premier Division took place on Sunday 25th between fierce rival football clubs of Leicester, GNG Leicester and FC KHALSA Leicester where supporters and managements of both teams started to gather around with their refreshments where the match was taking place on Pitch number One. This pitch was visible to all the stalls being held. Everyone was entertained by the Leicester clubs with high standard of football and bagful of goals. FC KHALSA Leicester won the final 5-3 against GNG Leicester. The referee’s final whistle sent the FC KHALSA Leicester players and supporters and management cuddling each other, jumping into air and trying their best to do Bhangra Dance.
Santokh Singh of FC KHALSA Leicester commented “An exciting weekend of football culminated in FC KHALSA Leicester victory against their rivals GNG. The final was watched by Khalsa’s jubilant fans. Despite some tense moments FC KHALSA were worthy winners of Walsall 2025.”
JUNIOR AND YOUTH FOOTBALL
UNDER 8 FINALS
Nuneaton 4 Blue Tigers Derby 1
3rd Place Nottingham Sikh Lions 2 GNG Leicester Eagles 0
UNDER 9 FINALS
Nottingham Sikh Lions 0 FC KHALSA Leicester 2
3rd Place Smethwick Raiders 1GNG Leicester Falcon 2
UNDER 11 FINALS
Singh Sabha Slough 2 Singh Brothers Derby 0
3rd Place Blue Tigers Derby 0 (4) Singh Brothers Derby 0 (3)
UNDER 13 FINALS
GNG Leicester Eagles 0 Sporting Khalsa Walsall 4
3rd Place Smethwick Raiders 2 FC KHALSA Leicester 1
UNDER 17/18 FINALS
1ST GNG Leicester
2nd Smethwick Raiders
3rd GNG Walsall
The well organised football tournament which had real family atmosphere on Sunday when there were grandfathers, grandmothers, mothers, fathers, uncles and Aunties, brothers and sisters and other family members, relatives and friends all giving their best of best support to their young one taking part in Junior and Youth football.
Harjeeve Singh aged 30 years something summed up the tournament very nicely “I was involved in both elements of the tournament, playing in the adults and coaching the children. The football tournament was a success as always. It had great facilities and effort from the event organisers and everyone that took part.”
“As always, the Walsall Tournament was excellently organised. It was very well attended despite the inclement weather conditions.” Said Rashpal Singh of Khalsa Football Federation.”
I would like to sincerely congratulate WASA and KFF for providing simply the best facilities for the annual football tournament which everyone looks forward to playing in. The Walsall Asian Sports Association WASA are also to be congratulated for providing Free Fun Fair and other activities and Refreshments stalls and Guru Ka Langar which was provided on both days.
REPORT: TARLOCHAN SINGH VIRK, CO ORDINATOR PUNJABI LISTENERS CLUB, LEICESTER,
RESULTS: KHALSA FOOTBALL FEDERATION KFF,
