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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: 267

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.