'Manipur will win School Games Football'
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 03 2014 :
State girls will surely emerge as champion of the forthcoming 60th National School Games in Football Under-17 years to be held in Imphal from December 5 to 9, 2014 .
This assurance was given by Joint Director Youth Affairs & Sports (YAS), Kh Pramoda during a press meet held at Conference Hall of the Directorate of YAS at Khuman Lampak Sports Complex today.
Names of 18-member Manipur Team including 10 international players had already been announced.
The players of the Manipur Team are, I Sunibala, M Linthoingambi, W Linthoingambi, W Linthoingambi, S Ichan, Ph Ichan, P Onita, M Thahenbi, A Kiranbala, H Sunita, Th Janda, Th Anjali, Rabiya, Premi, M Achoubi, Kasmia, W Ranjibala, Sh Daya and H Ranjita.
The selected players have now been undergoing practice under the guidance of Coach Amusana, she said.
She also appealed to the people of Manipur to participate in the games for a grand success and not to give any kind of disturbances like calling of bandhs, blockades and strikes during the games.
Different committees have also been set up to look after the groundwork of the National Games and the preparation for the National Games has almost been completed, she added.
In total 389, including 347 girls and 42 officials will participate in the Games.
Including host Manipur, 20 teams across the country will take part in the championship.
The participating teams are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, CBSE, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu Vidya Bharti, Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, IPSC, West Bengal and Telangana.
Five teams, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh Tamil Nadu, Vidya Bharti and Telangana had already reached in Imphal.
Some teams are also on their way to Imphal.
It is likely that almost all the teams likely to arrive in Imphal tomorrow, she opined.