Renzushah acclaimed the extraordinary exemplary skills of Kashmir football players demonstrated in winter football tournament
SRINAGAR: Today in a very impressive function at polo ground exciting final match of prestigious winter football tournament 2011 was played between Iqra Football Club Srinagar and Élites Football Club Baramulla in which Iqra Football Club bagged the winner’s trophy with the Score of 5-1.
On this occasion, Director Information and Chief Commissioner J&K Scouts and Guides Kh. Farooq Renzushah was the Chief Guest while as Peerzada Shahid Jeelani, Gen. Secretary JKFA S. A Hameed, Treasurer JKFA Fayaz Ahmad Sofi, First senior International player and FIFA coach M Yousuf Dar, First International Junior player M Shafi Nari, Residential secretary JKFA Prof. B.A Shah, Director Physical education Kashmir University B A Khan, Vice President Football Players Welfare Association, Sajid Yousuf Dar, organizers and large numbers of football lovers witnessed the exciting match.
It was the first match of its kind during last two decades held in Srinagar where the football players practiced in minus temperature from morning to evening. The match was organized by JKFA headed by Mr. Zubair Ahmad and football players welfares Association headed by internationally renowned Mr. Mehraj-ud-din Wadoo.
While speaking on the occasion Renzushah that the winter tournament has attracted attention of large number of the people of the valley as they are traditionally football lovers. He said that holding this tournament during last week of December was the matter of courage as temperature dips to minus degree during these days but enthusiastic and well skilled players not faced the weather challenges but presented a most exemplary kind of match. The excitement of large number of audience and football players on the concluding day of this year as well as concluding day of this prestigious tournament proved that the future of football is very bright. He said that the President of FPWA, Mr. Mehraj-u-din Wadoo has already proves his metal at international level and similarly and JKFA head Mr. Zubair Ahmad has played a vital role in popularizing football and giving prestige to the football players.
He hoped that further innovative tournament will be played in winter so that this game becomes round the year game in this valley as well.
