Categories: EducationEvents

Fakir Mohan University organises inter-village football tournament

Share this story

Players and match officials during a football match organised by Fakir Mohan University.

Fakir Mohan University organised an inter-village football tournament on its new campus in Nuapadhi on Nov 23 and Nov 24.

In the tournament, 10 teams from nine villages participated as part of community outreach activity of the university. The objective of the event was to create awareness about sports and involve villages and communities with the long term vision of the university.

Moreover, the university aims to promote the game of football in the nearby villages and help talented young players to shine in the game.

The initiative has been taken up by the university as part of its social responsibility and commitment towards developing the villages and communities surrounding its campus.

Guests and officials greet players prior to the kickoff of a match.

Nine villages such as Sereipur, Kathagochhi, Gaurpur, Gobardhanpur, Machua, Chatrikhunta, Gopalpur, Makapada, and Phulkiari had their teams in the tournament.

The quarterfinal was held on Nov 23 and the semifinal and final matches were held on Nov 24. The university also has plans of holding a national level football tournament among the Universities in the near future.


Share this story
CityBuzz Click Staff

Recent Posts

Odisha man missing for 11 years returns home after being traced to Bangladesh

Baripada: A tribal man from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, who had been missing for 11 years,…

4 hours ago

IndiGo cancels more than 250 flights from Delhi and Bengaluru as disruptions continue for seventh day

Mumbai: IndiGo cancelled more than 250 flights from Delhi and Bengaluru on Monday as the…

5 hours ago

India vs South Africa T20I: Know the practice session timings at Barabati Stadium ahead of series opener

Cuttack: Ahead of the first T20 International of the five-match series at Barabati Stadium on…

6 hours ago

Visakhapatnam-Bengaluru special trains announced amid IndiGo flight disruptions

Visakhapatnam: With IndiGo facing days of mass flight cancellations, the Waltair Division of the East…

1 day ago

Allahabad High Court rejects PIL seeking halt to construction at Prayagraj Temple

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a halt…

1 day ago

Ghaziabad BLO dies during SIR duty, concerns raised over work pressure

Ghaziabad: A 58-year-old biology teacher deployed as a Booth Level Officer (BLO) for the Special…

1 day ago