Kohima, February 15 (MExN): The Dr T Ao North East Football Championships will begin on April 7 and all the states of the north eastern region will be invited to participate in the tournament.
Nagaland will host the tournament at the new Astro Turf facility in Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima.
This will be the second time that Nagaland will be hosting the prestigious championships in memory of the legendary Dr T Ao after the inaugural edition, informed a DIPR report.
The event is being co-sponsored by the North East Council, Government of India and will be conducted under the technical supervision of the All India Football Federation and the Nagaland Football Association, it said.
A meeting of the organising committee of the forthcoming tournament was also held February 15 under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio at the CM’s Official Residence, it added.
Heads of departments including Medical, DGP, senior officers of the sports department, representatives of the Nagaland Olympic Association and the Nagaland Football Association attended the coordination meeting.
According to the DIPR, the organising committee has begun making preparations for the successful conduct of the tournament under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister and the Advisor for Youth Affairs & Sports, Er. Zale Neikha.
