FAO celebrates AFC Women’s Football Day
Bhubaneswar: Football Association of Odisha celebrated the AFC Women’s Football Day at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday.
Around 50 women footballers participated in a football festival. Gitanjali Khuntia (AFC C license football coach and grassroots coach), Sudipta Das, Bishnu Priya Das, Chitrambada Patra (national women referees), Banishree Chintak (PET – St Xaviers High School) were also present during the festival. In the end at OCA Conference Hall Cuttack Mayor Anita Behera was present as the chief guest. Some senior players and women referees and women coaches were felicitated and were given certificates. Other dignitaries who were present in the closing ceremony were Avijit Paul (Joint Secretary- FAO) and Sangita Sharma (Joint Secretary- FAO) were also present in the closing ceremony.
BAA organises women’s football match
Bhubaneswar: On the occasion of International Women’s Day the exhibition women football match between BBSR-XI and Puri – XI ended in a goalless draw at Unit-1 High School Ground here on Sunday, being organized by Bhubaneswar Athletic Association (BAA).
At the start of the match the chief guest, former national athlete and Assistance Commissioner, Income Tax, Pranati Mishra was introduced with the players of both the teams. Rajsmita Ojha of Puri-XI was adjudged the player of match and was presented with a cash award of Rs 1,000 donated by the chief guest. Among others, BAA president Suresh Kumar Routray, secretary Dr. S R Parija , Manoranjan Mohanty, Somanath Mohapatra, Narendra Sethi, Priyanath Mishra, Raghunath Panda, R K Mandal, Madhu Madhav Jena, Arabinda Mitra and Former National Coach of Indian Women team Md. Jabbar were present and Ashok Kumar Mohanty coordinate the programme.