Dialog beach soccer kicks-off today  

Anura de Silva, President, FFSL (L) and Harsha Samaranayake, Senior General Manager – Brand and Media, Group Marketing of Dialog Axiata PLC, reveal the logo of the Dialog Beach Soccer Championship 2021.

The much-awaited Dialog Beach Soccer championship 2021 will kick-off on the golden beaches of Hambantota today under the aegis of the sport’s governing body, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL). 

The Dialog Beach Soccer Tourney was originally scheduled to be held in 2020 but was inevitably postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The main aim of this championship is to promote Beach Soccer around the island and to identify and develop new talent for the Sri Lanka Beach Soccer National squad. This will be the first of four beach soccer championships with matches to be played in Vevetithurai, Kalmunei and Negombo tentatively. 

The first leg of the Dialog Beach Soccer tourney will be played in Hambantota amongst 12 teams namely; Hambantota Kings, Hambantota Hornets, Matara Marines, Matara Eagles, Galle Stallions, Galle Giants, Ambalangoda Titans, Ambalangoda Avengers, Beruwala Blues, Beruwala Lions, Kalutara Royals and Kalutara Knights. 

Dialog, who has been a vital part of the success and development of Football in Sri Lanka for so many years has once again joined hands with the FFSL as the title sponsor of the “Beach Soccer Championship 2021” to assist in the further development of the game in the country. 

Dialog Axiata is proud to sponsor Sri Lanka’s National Cricket, Rugby, Volleyball and Netball teams. The Company also has a close association with the President’s Gold Cup Volleyball, National Junior and Senior Netball tourneys, Club Rugby, Schools Rugby, Premier Football, Schools’ Cricket, Junior Volleyball and Paralympic sports – whilst also powering the Army Para Games, National Para Games and the Sri Lankan contingent to the Olympic and World Paralympic Games.