Thursday, July 21, 2011

Namchi I-Day knock-out football attracts dozen contenders

NAMCHI, 18 July: A meeting to discuss and decide on the preparation to organize the Independence Day Knock Out Football Tournament 2011 was held here at Namchi today.
The meeting, held under the chairmanship of area MLA Binod Rai, decided to organize the tournament at Bhaichung Stadium Namchi as usual and from 05 August. The tournament would be organized by South District Football Association (SDFA) which will have teams from within the state as participants.
Teams from Gangtok, Mangan, Geyzing and South District will be given nominal travelling expense. The meeting decided to let the 12 top teams of the state enter the tournament, the winners of which will be given direct entry in the All India Chief Minister’s Gold Cup Football Tournament 2011.
The winner and runner up teams will be awarded Rs 50,000/- and Rs 30,000/- as prize money respectively. The last date for entries is 25 July and interested teams can contact 9800979117 and 9434184270.

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