Manipur Wins 25th Senior Women's National Football Championship

Pasighat, September 25, 2019:

The girls from Manipur defeated Railways 1-0 in the finals to win the 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship, held at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday.

Railways had defeated last year’s silver medalists Odisha by a score of 3-1 to reach the finals.

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Defending champions Manipur, on the other hand, thrashed Tamil Nadu 5-0 to make the final.

The trophy was handed over by Arunachal East Lok Sabha MP, Tapir Gao.

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The tournament was held from September 10 to 24 and was the first major Women’s National Football Championship hosted by the frontier State, Arunachal.

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