A Raj Bhawan press release informs that the dinner was held to felicitate the players and the SFA on the successful completion of the Governor’s Gold Cup Tournament.
The Governor congratulated the players for their exhibition of superb skills, as well as their sportsmanship spirit. He said that such tournaments will help to foster a spirit of brotherhood between people of different States and even countries. It would also help to promote football in Sikkim, which is the State’s most popular sport.
SFA president BK Roka, on behalf of the visiting teams as well as the SFA, expressed his gratitude towards the keen interest shown by the Governor in the promotion of football and other sports in Sikkim.
He also thanked him for reviving the tradition of hosting dinner for the teams appearing in the finals of the Governor’s Gold Cup tournament. It was informed that this tradition had been discontinued sometime back.
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