Noted actor and Uttarakhand native Himani Shivpuri said that the Uttarakhand Super league is a very good opportunity for further developing football and other sports in Uttarakhand.
Talented footballers emerging in the USl will be encouraged towards the goal of rising higher in the field of football. Shivpuri said this after accepting the title of the brand ambassador of Haridwar based Uttarakhand Super league team Haridwar Ganges here on Monday.
Speaking on the occasion, Himani Shivpuri said, “USl is a great platform for young emerging players. It will give an opportunity to aspiring football players to perform better and win laurels for their home state and nation,” she said.
Recalling memories of her life as a resident of Dehradun in the past, she said that football had been a popular sporting activity in Doon which had an active football scene in the past. Eliciting focus on the need for encouraging sporting talent in the State, she also stressed on the need for the media to publicise opportunities like the USl which provide a good platform for budding sportspersons to progress further in their field.
Of the Haridwar Ganges team co-owners Rajnish Agarwal, Vipul Bhatt and Arvind Agarwal, Bhatt said that they will be actively observing the performance of footballers in the USl.
Further coaching and other encouragements will be facilitated for further improving the skills of youngsters marked for their talent in the league matches, he said.
later in the evening, the Dehradun Capital Rangers team won their match against Haridwar Ganges team as part of the ongoing Uttarakhand Super league-football on the Pavillion Ground. Haridwar Ganges gave Dehradun Capital Rangers a tough fight with the match concluding with the final score of 4-2.
Speaking on the occasion, Dehradun Capital Rangers team owner Nazia Yusuf Izuddin appreciated the performance of the footballers while expressing happiness at her team entering the ‘super-eight’ in the league. The Haridwar Ganges team has also entered the ‘super-eight’.