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Goans in Qatar shake a leg on Goa Day of Doha Goans Sports Club

Goans in Qatar shake a leg on Goa Day of Doha Goans Sports Club Viva Goa! Viva Goa Day! Viva Rene Baretto! Viva Goenkars! Viva Goenkarponn! For every two Goan there are three clubs, goes a popular saying which many a Goans are familiar. But one club dominating the scene is not a good thing. Monopoly is a bad thing not only in business sector but in social, cultural and sporting front, which a large number of Goans in Qatar will nod in agreement. On Friday November 19, Qatar played host to Goa Day organized by Doha Goans Sports Club, the Goa Day, a concept coined and developed by London-based Rene Baretto. It was the second time Goans had a chance e to witness a show called Goa Day this year. Earlier, Goan Welfare Association (GWA) had organized a Goa Day. Why two Goa Day's for a small place like Qatar, where around 10,000 Goenkars are working. One will have to go have flip back and forth to find out. Doha Goans Sports Club, a social, cultural and sports club has been revived by pe