On This Day in Seychelles’ Sporting History – September 12 |12 September 2026

B. B. Khoo, general manager of the Berjaya Hotels and Resorts Seychelles (2nd from left), Ms Rousseau, Nichol Lesperance of the MLGCS (1st right) and Pundalik Desai, acting general manager of Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay, pose with the floating trophy, replica

Revisiting Seychelles’ sporting past

 What made the sporting headlines in Seychelles on September 12 in years gone by?

Through the pages of the Seychelles NATION, we can revisit the stories that captured the attention of sports fans on this particular day across the decades.

From results and achievements to competitions, clubs, athletes and the personalities behind them, each report provides a glimpse of Seychelles’ sporting life at the time.

It is important to remember that the September 12 date refers to the day the story was published in the Seychelles NATION, rather than necessarily the day the sporting event or achievement took place.

In some cases, the report may have appeared days after the action, but it still forms part of what readers discovered in their newspaper on September 12.

Some of the names and teams featured in these old reports will be instantly recognisable. Others may have slipped from the spotlight, despite once playing an important role in the development of sports in Seychelles.

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