Assam Rifles conducts "Friendship Cup Football Tourney"
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 30 2019:
In order to further the growing ties between India and Myanmar, Assam Rifles has organized the first ever Friendship Cup Football Tournament between Indian and Myanmar villages along the Indo-Myanmar border.
The inaugural Friendship Cup kicked off to a rousing start in the sleepy remote hamlet of Nampisha in Kamjong district of Manipur on September 27.Five teams from border villages of Myanmar and seven from India participated in the tournament.
The attractive prizes included the winner's purse of Rs 35,000 with a sizeable Rs 25,000 for runners up and consolation prizes of Rs 5,000 for each participating team from Myanmar along with trophies and medals, said a press release of IGAR (S) .
The final match was played between Teijang village team from Myanmar against the hosts team from Nampisha village on 29 September.
In an intense and pulsating match, Teijang team from Myanmar won 4-2 on penalties to claim the top honours.
Vibrant cultural show was also presented by villagers from both sides of the Indo-Myanmar border, the release continued.
This pioneering event earned yet another feather in the cap for Assam Rifles which continues to live upto its motto "Friends of the North East", winning hearts and connecting people across borders, thereby providing thrust to the Government's Act East initiative, the release added.