Mangalore, Aug 15: The annual Independence Day cup organized by Dakshina Kannada Football Association (DKDFA) was concluded on the occasion of 69th Independence Day at District Football Grounds adjacent to Nehru Maidan in the city on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion Sadananda Shetty, Chairman, Sri Devi Group of colleges, insisted the administration of Mangaluru City Corporation to convert football grounds into full-fledged stadium.
Association chairman D M Aslam said the tournament provided a platform for many students from various colleges.
There was a huge pool of people who watched all the three final matches in different categories back-to-back. The weather, keeping in tune with the mood of the audience, was cloudy.
Matches were held in separate categories for Higher Primary boys and girls, High school boys and girls, Pre-university College, Degree College boys and girls.
The association which has been organising annual football tournament since 1997 the golden jubilee year of India’s independence, has become quite popular among the crowd.
Results:
Primary School boys’ section
Winners: Hazrat Syed Madani Ullal
Runners up: Morning Star English Medium School, Bajpe
Primary School girls’ section
Winners: Scared Hearts English Medium School, Kulshkhar
Runners up: Cambridge Higher Primary School
High School boys’ section
Winners: Bharati English Medium High School Ullal
Runners up: Badria High School Mangaluru
High School girls’ section
Winners: St Joseph High School, Bajpe
Runners up: Sacred Heart School, Kulshekhar
PU Boys’ section
Winners: St. Aloysius P U College, Mangaluru
Runners up: Rosario College, Mangaluru
PU Girls’ section
Winners: St. Joseph P U College, Bajpe
Runners up: St Aloysius P U College, Mangaluru
Degree College boys section
Winners: St Aloysious College, Mangaluru
Runners up: Meridian College, Ullal
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