MARGAO
Perpetual Succour Convent High School Navelim winners of the Subroto Mukherjee Under -15 tournament are gearing up for the upcoming challenge of representing the state at the national level competition of the Subroto Cup.
The team will be travelling to Bengaluru on August 18, venue of the prestigious tournament which will take place from August 19 to 28.
The ‘Subroto Mukherjee Sports Education Society’ conducts the prestigious Subroto Cup International Football Tournament every year under the aegis of Air Force Sports Control Board. This is a unique tournament wherein only the champion school teams from the States and Union Territories of Indiaparticipate.
The tournament is conducted in three age categories viz. Sub Junior Boys (U-15), Junior Girls (U-17) and Junior Boys (U-17).
The Subroto Cup International Football Tournament 2024 is scheduled to be held from 5 August to September 11 this year. In order to increase the outreach of the tournament, this year also the Sub Junior Boys (U-15) category will be conducted at Bengaluru.
The Junior Girls (U-17) is taking place from Aug 5 to 14 in New Delhi, in which Kings School from South Goa is taking part. The team left on Saturday for the capital city. The Sub Junior Boys (U-15) will take place from August 19 to 24 in Bengaluru, while the Junior Boys (U-17) is set for September 2 to 11 in New Delhi. The champions U-17 school from Goa is yet to be decided as the tournament is ongoing, officials of Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs informed.
