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Meitei, Kuki boys break wall of hostility to lift SAFF U-16 football trophy for India

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Meitei, Kuki Boys Break Wall Of Hostility To Lift SAFF U-16 Football Trophy For India

By IANS News September 12, 2023 • 10:10 AM View: 243

General Secretary Lairikyengbam Jyotirmoy Roy: While the ethnic cauldron is still boiling in Manipur, two boys from the state - a Meitei and a Kuki -- made India proud after they scored two goals to enable India lift the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) under-16 champion trophy.

In the SAFF game, India defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in a high-octane final match at Thimphu on Sunday.

TAGS South Asian Football Federation Meitei Pangal Manipuri Muslim Bharat Lairenjam Levis Zangminlun The Indian Srinidhi Deccan FC Abbas Shingjamayum Top Scorer All Manipur Football Association

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