Updated On: 04 January, 2024 08:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
This team have the cream of that talent. These boys have been training hard and are keen to do well in Diu,” said D’Souza

The Maharashtra beach soccer team at Cooperage
For a state blessed with one of the country’s longest coastlines—720 km to be precise—it comes as a surprise that Maharashtra does not have a beach soccer team. Not until now at least.
On Tuesday, the Western India Football Association (WIFA), for the first time, announced a 12-member U-21 Maharashtra team to participate in the All-India Football Federation-approved eight-team Beach Sports Festival in Diu from January 5 to 11.