It was another successful event for the Unity Cup on Sunday, with players from Muslim, Jewish, African, Indian, Pakistani and Indigenous communities all coming together in the name of football.

Established by Essendon Football club and Australian Federal Police in 2008, the Unity Cup proudly celebrates diversity by engaging members of culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Melbourne.

Essendon Football Club Chief Operating Officer Xavier Campbell said the club was proud to be a founding partner of the Unity Cup.

“We are very proud to have established the Unity Cup alongside the Australian Federal Police back in 2008, and now to see its growth is incredibly rewarding as a club.”

“As a club, we know our role in the community and it remains important to continue to not only foster the growth of football at a grassroots level, but to foster a mutual understanding and strengthen our ties with culturally and linguistically diverse communities,” said Mr Campbell.

Essendon had two teams enter the Unity Cup’s AFL 9’s competition, including the Bharat Bombers and the Hume Indigenous Bombers.  Taking place at J.J Holland Park, the event was paired with the Kensington Urban Community Festival which produced a fantastic result for both events with the football drawing some very interested and engaged on lookers.

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