TEAM HERALD
sports@herald-goa.com
MAPUSA: The India-leg of the Manchester United Premier U-15 Cup (MUPC) football will be held from April 29 to May 4 at two centres in Jamshedpur and Sirsaim with the finals to be played on May 9.
The MUPC tournament, under the aegis of AIFF will witness 20 best U-15 I-league and state teams from across India.
The first North-East phase of the tournament will kick off on April 29 at Jamshedpur wherein East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, Prayag United, United Sikkim, Garhwal Heroes Football Academy (Delhi), Chandigardh Football Academy (Chandigardh), MNSC Taobunghkhok (Manipur), Varanasi XI (UP), Sambalpur Academy (Odisha), a team from Punjab and a team from Uttarkhand will participate.
Dempo, Salgaocar, Sporting Clube de Goa, Air India, Mumbai Football Club, Pune Football Club, Navrachana Sports Academy (Gujarat), Namada Sporting Football Club (MP) and a team from Kerala will play in the South-West zone second phase from May 4 at Sesa Football Academy ground, Sirsaim.
