FutGal Bilei Youth Club lift champion trophy
Source: The Sangai Express
Kangpokpi, February 04 2022:
Bilei Youth Club girls lifted the 3rd edition of FutGal-Girls Football Tournament jointly organized by KSO Saikul and InSIDE North East at Saikul block ground.
The Bilei girls defeated A Geljang Football Club 6-4 via tie break in the final match and lifted the champion trophy with a cash prize of Rs 50,000/- while the runner-up A .
Geljang FC received a trophy with a cash prize of Rs 30,000/- .
The sound of gong, drum, and trumpet echoes the air during the final match � fans from both sides with sports spirit cheer up their team.
The closing ceremony was attended by Paokam Kipgen, Social Worker, Hekim Lupheng, Social Activist, and Lalpu Khongsai, Entrepreneur (proprietor of Shitwi Theng) as chief guest, guest of honour and functional president respectively.
While lauding the organising team InSIDE-North East and KSO (Saikul), Paokam Kipgen, exhorted girls to be strong and assertive of their rights while challenging them to take active part in politics and fight for their welfare and development.
Hejang Misao, Director InSIDE-North East in his keynote address congratulates the two finalist teams � Bilei YC and A.Geljang FC and mentioned that InSIDE-North East started FutGal with a vision to create a platform for girls where their skills can be honed, their confidence is built and makes it a launch pad for all promising players to any level, be it state, national or international.
He also mentioned that from the tournament promising players were selected and given football coaching, today as a result of it 11 girls successfully play in various clubs now.
Football should be played for fun as well as for career, he said and exhorted the players to continue going to schools/colleges while making football as their career, and if anyone couldn't afford education InSIDE-North East will leave no stone unturned to let them get education.