Sahani Cup football tournament kick-starts

Nabarangpur.
With fanfare, expectations, decorations, folk dances, Sahani Cup-2011 Senior inter district football tournament, organised by the district administration with district athletic association, Nabarangpur inaugurated on Tuesday.

IT Science & Technology Minister, Ramesh Chandra Majhi graced the opening ceremony of the Tournament as the Chief Guest and kicked off the opening match between Koraput and Dhenkanal.
Speaking to the media Mr.Majhi expressed his happiness for organizing the prestigious Sahani Cup football tournament in this tribal dominated district. He further expressed his gratitude and thanks to the organisers and the district athletic association, for inviting.

Among others present at the inaugural ceremony of the tournament were Collector, Sibabrata Dash, MLA, Manohar Randhari, Vice-president Football Association, Odisha, and Secretary district athletic association, Prahalad Tripathy, District sports officer, Raj Kishor Jena, secretary DAA, Koraput, Anup Patro, Chairman, NAC,Umerkote , Jhadeswar Mohanty,

The football association of odisha, has sent Selectors J.Hema Chandra Rao, Narendra Kumar Sahoo, Gopabandhu Sahu, Match Commissioner, Susant Kumar Dash, Observer, Bikram Keshari Mohapatro, for selection of state team for the Santosh Trophy Football Championship.
For the first time the district organizing Sahani Cup foot ball tournament. Different Cultural troops performed folk dances at the stadium. Thousands of eager spectators rush to the stadium to watch the match. In the inaugural match in the second half the match was 1:1, and in the Penalty shoot out, Dhenkanal beat Koraput. By 1,0.