The weeklong ‘All India PSU Football tournament-2016’ at Central Coalfields limited (CCl)’s Barka-Sayal area came to a closure after a thrilling game between FCI and ONGC, with former emerging as the winner in the penalty shootout with score of 5-4. The game was evenly poised as both the team scoring one goal each even after the extra time. In this national level competition which was organised by CCl from April 12 to April 18 in which 13 teams from different parts of the country participated. The list of the participating teams is as follows: Air India, BSNl, Coal India, ESIC, FCI, RBI, ONGC, OIl, RCFl, NlC, Garden Reach, State Bank of Travancore and J&K Bank.
Man of the Match & best goalkeeper award was given to Dhananjay Adhikari of FCI, Anderson Dias of Air India was awarded for maximum goal and Kamal Rawat, captain of FCI and central forward was declared “Man of the Tournament”
Chief Guest of the closing ceremony RS Mahapatra, Director (P), CCl, congratulated the winning team and appreciated both the team for their brilliant showcase of their skills and team spirit. Mahapatra informed the gathering that CCl is going to open 15 sports academies in Ranchi for which players will be selected from 12 district of Jharkhand. He encouraged people to extend support to the talented children in the field of sports. He also applauded the administration of Barka-Sayal Area for successfully organising this National level All India PSU Football tournament-2016. Emphasising on the importance of the sports, Shri Mahaptara said that sports is not only important for physical and mental well being but it also promotes cooperation and team spirit in us.
Special guest of the ceremony, Sanjeev Kumar, GM (Welfare), CIl thanked Director (P), CCl and his team for successfully organising this tournament. He said that Coal India is committed for the promotion of sports in India and under the aegis of Coal India Sports Promotion Association (CISPA) has already been doing this.
Speaking on the occasion trade union leader and JCSC and Safety Board member, Ramendra Kumar, said that it was an honour for Barka-Sayal area to organise this national level tournament and hopefully we will get more chances to organise tournaments. He also thanked Director (P), CCl for giving this chance to Barka-Sayal Area.
Members of JCSC, Safety Board, Welfare Board, ACC and other committees were present during the match and the closing ceremony. The welcome address was delivered by GM (Barka-Sayal) Prakash Chanda. Dr PK Gupta, CMS, CCl, PK Parida, HOD (legal) Adil Hussain, Manager (Sports) and others were present during the closing ceremony.