Tryouts for Coca-Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Football Trophy Held in City
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (SR/CN)
Mangalore, Sep 15: The selection of football players for the under-16 national-level ‘Coca-Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy 2010-2011’ was done at Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday September 15.
Speaking to Daijiworld, D M Aslam, chairman, Dakshina Kannada District Football Association (DKDFA), said that DKDFA under Karnataka State Football Association, Bangalore, conducted the selection to choose players for the state tournament.
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The selection process will be conducted in four districts of the state - Mysore, Bangalore, Mangalore, and Davangere. Those chosen will participate in the national-level football tourney. As many as 18 school teams are participating in the selection process.
Mysore University football player Narayan Salian inaugurated the programme. Umesh Uchil, joint secretary, DKDFA, P A Rahman, former football player for Reserve Bank of India, Vijay Suvarna, member, Karnataka State Football Association, who also represents Mangalore at the state level, were present on the occasion.
The national-level tournament is part of the grassroots initiative by Coca-Cola, which is the sponsor of All India Football Federation’s Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for sub-junior level. This is the second edition of the Trophy.