1ST VALLEY WINTER FOOTBALL TOURNEY TO KICK OFF TODAY.

Srinagar, Dec 17:
The first Valley winter seven-A-side football tournament organised by Football Players Welfare Association (FPWA) under the aegis J&K Football Association (JKFA) will kick off at Polo ground here on Sunday.
It will be first time that FPWA which came into existent three years back and headed by International footballer Mehraj-ud-Din Wadoo would be organizing any type of football event. For the event FPWA has already got the backing of JKFA and the two Associations would be working jointly to kick start winter football activities in the Valley.The inaugural match would be played between City Club and Chattergam Football Academy and is expected to be inaugurated by Director Information, Khawaja Farooq Renzushah. The event is open and any team from the Valley is eligible to participate. FPWA is expecting participation of around 32 teams. Already super-league teams like Maharaja Sports, Solina Sports and Food and Supplies have already confirmed their participation. Keeping that in mind the event is going to be high quality tournament.
FPWA official Dr Zahoor Haroon said, “The purpose of organising event is to keep football activities alive in Valley during harsh winter months. It is first attempt on part of us and we are hoping that it will turn out as success.”
“We have full backing of JKFA for organising this event and with their support we have already roped in teams like F&S, Maharaja Sports, Solina Sports for participation” he said.