Kohima, June 22 (EMN): Royal Club Kohima is all set to organize the 1st Kohima district inter-school football tournament 2017 from June 26 to July 15 at the Kohima local ground, this was announced at a press conference on Thursday.
The tournament is being organized jointly by the department of School Education and Royal Club Kohima. Kevi Miachie-o, Royal Club Kohima president addressing the media said the club has been promoting the game of football ever since its inception in the year 1987. The organizing committee is targeting the age group from 16 to 18 years.
The club also hoped that the tournament will boost the young upcoming talents and hope that Nagaland will be able to find its rightful place in the world of football.
The organizers also informed that each playing teams will be given Rs 1000 per school per match for refreshment. The tournament will witness 2 matches on a daily basis in addition to this to make the final more interesting, the semi-finals will be played on a cross matches where the winner of Pool A will compete with the loser of pool B and the loser of pool A will compete with the winner of pool B.
The winner of the tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs 70, 000 and the runner-up team will pocket Rs 50, 000. The losing semi-finalists will also be awarded Rs 20,000 each.
