The Bangladesh Army Football team has a squad strength of 42 and is captained by Nurul Haque Shuvo. They were flown to Kolkata after being picked up by an Indian Air Force C-130 from Dhaka.
General Dinesh Hooda, Chief of Staff, Gajraj Corps was the Chief Host and President of All India Football Federation (AIFF) Kalyan Chaubey attended the programme as a Chief Guest.
Pramod Boro, the president of Bodoland Territorial Council, on Saturday said he was excited that Kokrajhar, which falls within the ambit of the Bodo territory, will play host to some matches of the 132nd Durand Cup.
The 132nd edition of the legendary Durand Cup football tournament, organised by the Indian Army on behalf of the three services, is set to be played in Kolkata, Guwahati and Kokrajhar from August 3 to September 3, 2023.
The three trophies are on a three-day tour of the city. Also present on the occasion was Lt. Gen. R.P. Kalita, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command, among other dignitaries.
At a ceremonial event, the trophies were unveiled by Chief Guest, Rear Admiral Susheel Menon, Flag Officer Sea Training in the presence of legendary Indian football player IM Vijayan.The event was graced by representatives from prominent Kerala football clubs, sportspersons and media personn
Organized by the Indian Armed Forces and supported by the Government of Assam, for matches in Guwahati & Kiorajhar, the oldest in Asia and the third oldest football tournament in the World will be played across three venues - Guwahati and Kokrajhar in Assam and Kolkata in West Bengal.
Jaipur hosted the Durand trophies for the second consecutive year which is the sixth stop of the trophies which will travel the length and breadth of the country during this month. The Trophy Tour will be finally flagged in, at Kolkata on August 1, 2023.
The three magnificent Durand Trophies were received at the Army Officers Institute (AOI) in Colaba in a poignant ceremony by the Chief Guest, V Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM, FOC-in-C, Western Naval Command and Lt Gen HS Kahlon, AVSM, SM, GOC, HQ MG & G Area, before setting off for a t
The trophy tour for the 132nd edition of the historic Durand Cup Football tournament reached Udhampur. The three glittering Durand trophies were received amidst much fervour by the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Northern Command as well as Nazeer Andrabi, President of the Jammu & Kashmir F
India's oldest football tournament at a ceremony organized at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt on Friday. The tournament is scheduled to commence in Kolkata from August 3 to September 3. Amongst the large number of attendees were young football enthusiasts and eminent sports personalities.