Football match newsand photo in AIFF website
A group photograph of the "Karnataka State Veterans XI" and "Sports Journalists XI" teams has been carried on the AIFF website - www.the-aiff.com. The report and picture has also been sent to AFC and FIFA. Our match has caught world-wide attention.
Bangalore gets an Artificial Turf
The Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA) now boasts of an artificial turf. The turf, easily the envy of many a state across the country was inaugurated by Kushal Das, the General Secretary of the All India Football Federation in Bangalore.
Expressing his satisfaction, Das said, “The inauguration of the turf at KSFA is a great step forward for the development of the sport in the state as well as for holding both I-League and International Matches.”
“The laying of the turf, coupled with the completion of the Goal Project would give the AIFF the much-needed training centre with a ground.”
Karnataka Football Association president AR Khaleel added: “It is a historic day for us. But there’s still a lot of work to be done. The stadium will get a makeover and Bangalore will soon get a World Class Stadium with a capacity of 40,000.”
In the first match on artificial grass, the Karnataka State Veterans XI which included former stars Arumainayagam and Ulaganathan blanked the Sports Journalists XI 3-0.
The KSFA also honoured Olympians Ahmad Khan, Varadaraj and Asian Games medalists Ethiraj, Arumainayagam, Nataraj and Sampath on the occasion.
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