The third regional 5-a-side futsal football championship for deaf people will be held on Sunday 3 May, starting at 9.30 am, at the Palasport “Palamicromega” in Marano Principato. The event is organized by ASD Cosenza 2023 in collaboration with the FSSI Calabria regional delegation and with the support of the ENS Calabria regional council.
Three teams on the field
Three teams will take part in the competition: ASD Cosenza 2023, ASD GS ENS Catanzaro and ASD GS Sordi Potenza. The rossoblù team presents itself as the team to beat, having won the first two editions of the tournament played in Lamezia Terme and Potenza.
The words of the FSSI Calabria delegate
«I am very happy to kick off the third edition of the regional 5-a-side futsal football championship for deaf people – declared the FSSI Calabria regional delegate Francesco Scalise – and I take this opportunity to thank the mayor of Marano Principato Giuseppe Salerno and the sports councilor Amalia Gilda Molinaro for the collaboration and concession of the municipal structure, as well as the ASD Micromega Basket Cosenza, represented by Giulio Cundari, who manages the facility which hosts this important event.”
«Sport – he added – represents a fundamental moment of social inclusion for deaf people and for all people with disabilities». The event is open to the public and participation is free.