Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Cafu to Launch Futsal Teams and Sports Resort in Darjeeling
Cafu is a famous former captain of Brazil’s football team.
He will visit the Darjeeling hills on September 6.
He is expected to begin a new sports and wellness resort project.
The resort will be built near Arya tea estate.
Cafu will also launch two new futsal teams there.
Their names are Darjeeling Warriors FC and North Bengal Fighters FC.
The ceremony will happen at Gorkha Stadium because the tea garden field is too small.
The two teams may play a match during the event.
Cafu will lay the foundation stone for the proposed Sidra Hills Sports & Wellness Resort on September 6.
The facility is part of Arya tea estate’s tourism development plan near Darjeeling.
Cafu will launch two futsal teams: Darjeeling Warriors FC and North Bengal Fighters FC.
The event was moved to Gorkha Stadium in Lebong because the tea garden ground lacked space.
A match between the new teams is planned, with several West Bengal ministers expected to attend.
- Who
- Cafu, the former Brazil captain, will lead the ceremony; West Bengal ministers are expected to attend.
- What
- He will lay the foundation stone for a proposed sports and wellness resort and launch two futsal teams.
- When
- The programme is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 6; the year is not specified.
- Where
- The ceremony will take place at Gorkha Stadium in Lebong, near Darjeeling, with the resort planned at Arya tea estate.
- Why
- The resort is part of Arya tea estate’s tourism development plan, while the venue was changed because the tea garden ground was too small.
- Guest of honour
- Cafu, whose full name is Marcos Evangelista de Moraes
- Resort
- Proposed Sidra Hills Sports & Wellness Resort
- Resort location
- Arya tea estate, about 10 kilometres from Darjeeling town
- Futsal teams
- Darjeeling Warriors FC and North Bengal Fighters FC
- Ceremony venue
- Gorkha Stadium, Lebong
- Tea estate history
- Arya tea estate was established in 1885 and covers 300 acres
- Planned event
- A match between the two newly launched futsal teams