The Under-19 All India Inter School Football Tournament will be held in Dehradun from July 18 to 27 with teams from various parts of the country slated to participate in it. Addressing the media at a Press conference in the State capital on Sunday, convener of the tournament and District Panchayat member Subhash Sharma said that a total of 30 teams from across the nation will be participating in the football tournament which will be carried out on knock out basis. The inaugural match on July 18 will be played between DAV Public School team and Bhaichung Bhutia Football Club while the final match will be played on July 27, he informed.
According to Sharma the Uttarakhand Sports Secretary Ajay Pradhyot is slated to be the chief guest with deputy inspector general Sanjay Kumar Gunjyal as the guest of honour at the inaugural match of the tournament.
The Uttarakhand Football Referees Association secretary VS Rawat informed that teams including Rajasthan Soccer Academy, Bhaichung Bhutia Football Club, Amity International School, Delhi Soccer Academy and Golden Boot Soccer Academy, Ghaziabad are among those participating in the tournament.