Subrata murmu

Forward Nikhil Raj Murugesh Kumar: Manipur, Delhi, and Railways sealed their respective spots in the quarterfinals of the National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2024 at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Itanagar on Thursday. Six teams are in contention for two berths to the quarterfinals spots as action ended on Thursday.

The bottom three teams – Mizoram, Maharashtra, and Karnataka will have all to fight for one last place in their respective last matches of the group on March 2.

Manipur maintained their lead at the top of the Group B table with a big 4-1 win against Mizoram; they now stand atop the group with 10 points. Meanwhile, Delhi and Railways both now stand on seven points apiece, and have thus sealed their spots in the last eight.