BURN HALL WINS 7 A SIDE SUMMER FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Valley 7-A side football tournament SAHAI GIVES AWAY PRIZES SrinagarJuly 12 2013:Burn Hall School lifted Valley 7-A side summer football tournament 2013 by defeating defeated Star FC Chanapora by 3-2 in the penalty shootout at Green Valley Educational Institute (GVEI).The final match which was closely fought between two sides ended in a 1-1 draw at the end of the stipulated time. Earlier, FC Chanapora had scored the goal and maintained the lead till the last movements of the match before Burn Hall level the score when there were only five minutes left for the match. However, in the penalty FC Chanapora missed one penalty to go down in the match by 3-2.On this occasion, Additional Director General of Police S M Sahai was the chief guest while as Chairman GVEI Mohammed Yousuf Wani, Chairman Kashmir Harvard School Tariq Ahmed were the other dignities who witnessed the exciting match.It was the second tournament organized by Football Players Welfare Association during last two years held in Srinagar where the football players under-17 played the tournament. The tournament was organized in collaboration with GVEI and under the aegis of FPAI (Football players Association of India).While speaking on the occasion S.M. Sahai congratulated the players for showing such zeal towards the sports activities. He said that such tournaments should be conducted more often which will encourage and nourish the young talent of valley to play up to the national level.Sahai appreciated President of FPWA, Mehraj-u-din Wadoo for conduct such tournaments and said Wadoo has already proves his metal at international level and has played a vital role in popularizing football and giving prestige to the football players in valley. On this occasion Sahai gave awards and trophies to winners, runner up teams. Awards were also given to tournament organizers, Green valley school for hosting the tournament and media which includes ETV Urdu, Daily Rising Kashmir and Daily Kashmir Images for exclusive coverage of the tournament.Mehraj-u-din Waddo on the occasion also announced the formation of under 16 football team by FPWA where all the players will be provided coaching under the renowned international coach Sajad Dar.Waddo said that the FPWA is also reaching to the other districts of the valley to bring the talent forward in which the association has already nominated heads for Ganderbal and Bandipora.The association has already recruited a very fine young talent from Burn hall school Abrar Rehbar during this tournament for the under 16 selection trial for the national side.