Thadou trophy open football tourney from April 5
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, March 23 2022:
The 4th edition of Thadou Trophy Open Football Tournament 2021 will kick-off from April 5 at Saparmeina public ground in Kangpokpi District.
The 4th edition of the tournament which was to be held last year had been put on hold owing to the pandemic COVID-19 .
The tournament is organized by Thadou Students' Association under the aegis of District Sports Association (DSA), Sadar Hills, Kangpokpi District in collaboration with United Saparmaina Youth Club (USYC), Saparmaina.
In the previous edition in 2020, 49 teams all across from Manipur state participated in the event at the same venue.
Lamminsei Sitlhou, Secretary of the organizing committee said that Thadou Trophy is an annual open Football tournament organized in the month of November/December every year since the past three years.
However, due to the surge of Covid-19 in 2021, the tournament could not be organized, he said.
Registration fee for the tournament which carries a champion prize of Rs 1 lakh is Rs 6,000 including a refundable security deposit of Rs 1000 .
Intending clubs shall submit the filled-in prescribed forms - A, B, C and D (free) to the authorized computer centers along with the registration fee till April 1 .
Forms are available in PDF as well and at the authorised computers centres, viz Saparmaina (Creative Printers), Motbung (Len's Computer) and Kangpokpi (Oracle Computers).
Printing charge of prescribed forms A, B, C, and D shall be borne by the intending clubs.
Payment of Registration fee shall be made through deposit in cash only to any of the respective authorized counters.
Manager meeting and draw of the fixture is April 2, he added.
The tourney also carries a runners up prize of Rs 50,000 and third placed prize of Rs 20,000 and Rs 10,000 for the fourth placed team besides many individual prizes.
All interested organizations/association/club/team contact 8416066621/8729867600/7085224542 for more details and may also check the Thadou Trophy Facebook Page, regularly.