kolkata : If everything goes well, Indian football is all set to revive an age-old tournament this year.
New sports minister of the state, Madan Mitra, announced his plans to resuscitate the Darjeeling Gold Cup on Saturday after having a meeting with the All India Football Federation general secretary Kushal Das and vice-president Subrata Dutta, at the Salt Lake stadium.
Mitra discussed plans for the upcoming calendar year and it was decided that the tournament is likely to be played around September. The Darjeeling Gold Cup once used to be a launch pad for several footballers and its sudden discontinuation, more than decade ago, came as a jolt for the budding players from the hills.
In other important decisions, Mitra also announced that a phase of this year’s Federation Cup would be played in Calcutta. The rest of the matches will be played in Pune.
Moreover, a football tournament would be organised in Jangal Mahal from June 15-25, where the Bengal team will participate along with different teams from the region. “We want to encourage the youth of the region to take the sport seriously,” Mitra said.
With the controversies surrounding the artificial turf of the Salt Lake stadium, Mitra said that he would look into the matter so that the ground condition can be improved.
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