Jorethang prepares for CM’s Gold Cup 2013

JORETHANG, 01 Oct: Preparations for the 7thAll India Chief Minister’s Gold Cup 2013 football tournament are on full swing here at Jorethang, South Sikkim. The organizing committee of the tournament South District Football Association (SDFA), South District Administration and other government and non-government organizations are hosting this tournament for the first time in Jorethang.
The committee members of the tournament are preparing the public ground of Jorethang for this tournament and the maintenance work is underway. The ground will be ready within 15 to 20 days, informed, Joint Director, Sports and Youth Affairs, Kamal Chettri.
He further informed that they had invited many good teams of the country and from the neighboring countries and many reputed teams have confirmed their participation in the tournament. Some of these teams are from Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Kolkata, Railway FC, Air India, ONGC Mumbai, Kerala, Bhutan and Nepal.
The tournament is scheduled to begin from 11 November at Jorethang.