VFA wins State‑level Tournament

Vijayanagar Football Academy (VFA) from Mysuru, representing the Mysuru Division, won the DPDL State‑level Football Tournament held at Khannur Vidyanikethan School Grounds in Haveri district recently. In their opening match, VFA defeated Swarna Football Academy of Mandya 2‑1, then beat Dream United FA of Haveri 3‑1 and finally, beat MSDF FA of Belagavi 1‑0. VFA successfully defended the title which they won in the previous year as well. Shishir Shetty of VFA was named 'Best Striker of the Tournament.' Seen in the picture are (standing from left) Eashaan Gowda, G. Harsha, Druv Vijendra, Suprith Prana, Marvin Dsouza, S. Ganav, Suhaan Utthappa, Shishir Shetty, Albert John, Aditya Gowda, Abhishek Muthanna and Hithesh Kumar; (sitting from left) Krishang Gowda, S. Om, Assistant Coach C.S. Johnson, Head Coach Jishnu H. Das, Hemanth Gowda and Nischith Gowda.