Red Five Open Football tourney finals today at Guards Ground

GANGTOK, 03 Feb: The semi finals and finals of the ‘Red Five’ football tournament will be played at Guards ground, Tathangchen on 04 February.
The semi-final games will kick-off at 10 AM, where Hope Foundation from the East district will take on West district semifinalist Lingchom Sec School and in the second semi final match Hope A of South district will play against McDonald Singipa Club.
In the afternoon, the final match will be played from 1 PM onwards.  A cash prize of Rs. 50,000 will awarded to the winner of the tournament and the runners-up team will be awarded Rs. 30,000. Women’s football match will also be played at the same venue
Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Speaker KT Gyalsten will be present as the chief guest on the day. The ‘Red Five’ Open Football Tournament was launched at MG Marg on 06 January. The knock-out rounds were played in all the 4 Districts of Sikkim in which over 113 teams from all the four districts participated.
The tournament is being organized in order to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to encourage youth to engage in sporting activities instead of indulging in drug/substance abuse and immoral behavior.
Sikkim State AIDS Control Society [SSACS] is organizing the tournament in association with HOPE Foundation, Bethzatha Society (Serenity Homes), Recovering Users’ Network (RUN), and Sikkim Network of Positive People (SNP+).