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Odisha is all set to host an international football event in capital city Bhubaneswar

in Sports, State News May 30, 2023 Comments Off on Odisha is all set to host an international football event in capital city Bhubaneswar 403 Views

Bhubaneswar:30/5/23: After huge success of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela, Odisha is all set to host an international football event here in the capital city.

With countdown began for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup 2023 scheduled from June 9 to 18 in Bhubaneswar, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik bought the first ticket for marquee event to be held at the Kalinga Stadium.

Captain of the Indian Football team, Sunil Chhetri handed the first ticket to the Chief Minister in the presence of All-India Football Federation General Secretary Shaji Prabhakaran and Coach of the Indian Football team, Igor Stimac.

The four-nation tournament will feature India, Lebanon, Mongolia, and Vanuatu.

Speaking on the occasion, Patnaik said, “There is a lot of love for football amongst the people of Odisha. Hosting this spectacular event is another honour for us and will undoubtedly thrill the numerous football fans across the state and India. I would like to wish the teams the best of luck and encourage the fans to turn out in huge numbers to watch the top-quality football that will unfold.”

For the first time, Odisha will be hosting international men’s football tournament. The CM urged the football fans to come in large number to the stadium to cheer for the Blue Tigers (India).

The state has been emerging as a major hub for football as well. It hosted the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, SAFF U-20 Championship 2022, ISL seasons, IWL 2021-22, and the Odisha Women’s League thus providing a huge boost to the development of Football ecosystem in the state. In partnership with AIFF, the capital city of Bhubaneswar is also the base of the Indian U16 and U19 teams, frequently hosting camps and training sessions at the state-of-the-art infrastructure.

The interest in football in the state continues to grow as the state-partnered Odisha FC that is based out of the Kalinga Sports Complex recently brought home the coveted Super Cup. The partnership with Odisha FC has enabled the state to build a robust grassroots system. Odisha is also the only state that has two teams competing in the Indian Women’s League (IWL).

The Intercontinental Cup is set to kick off on June 9 with Lebanon taking on Vanuatu while the home team India will meet Mongolia in their first game of the campaign.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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