Dr. T Ao Junior (Girls) National Football Championship to debut in November

KOHIMA — The inaugural edition of the Dr. T Ao Junior (Girls) National Football Championship 2025 is scheduled to be held in the second week of November 2025.

The executive committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) approved the event during its meeting held in New Delhi on July 2.

In September 2024, the AIFF renamed the Junior National Girls Championship as the Dr. T Ao Junior (Girls) National Football Championship, in honour of the late Dr. T Ao—the first captain of the Indian Olympic Football Team (1948)—as a tribute to his exceptional contribution to Indian football.

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