Assam vs Sikkim in NER Sports Week men's football opener
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 25 2022:
Assam will play Sikkim in the opening match of the North East Regional Sports Week men's football tournament on April 28 at Main Stadium, Khuman Lampak.
Six North East States clubbed into two groups are participating in the tournament.
Assam, Mizoram and Sikkim are drawn together in Group A while the hosts Manipur are clubbed with Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh in Group B .
Manipur will open the tournament versus Arunachal Pradesh in the second match of the opening day, according to a fixture released by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports.
The opening match of the 7-team women's football tournament to be organised at SAI, Takyel will be played between hosts Manipur and Assam on April 28 from 8 am.
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur are clustered in Group A as Nagaland, Sikkim, Mizoram and Tripura are drawn in Group B .
Meanwhile, the All Manipur Football Association has named 24 officials who will be conducting matches of the said tournament.
Referees as named for the men's competition in an office memorandum issued to this effect include Kennedy Sapam, Ph Lanthoiba, N Arunkumar, N Ibungo Meitei, L Ropendra Meitei, Yulung Lungsu, RK Angousana, AK Tuneshwor, Raja Singh Laishom and Onil Singh Saikhom.
Litanbala Chanu Sarangthem, Bidyapati Yumnam, Ningnihring SR Anal, RD Hringnidam, Sushila Ayekpam Chanu, Shingnaisui Shanthing, Ananda Singh Ngairangbam, Amarjit Ningombam, Ajitkumar Meitei Kangjam and Hemanta Singh Yumlembam will be officiating the women's competition.
S Jameskumar and I Rabichandra will be match commissioner and referee assessor for men's competition while L Ibohal and Ch Keilyani Chanu will be match commissioner and referee assessor for women's competition.
Scheduled for Men's and Women's competition are as follows.