SNFC, Cradle are CZ champs

 

 

SHEFI Nagar Football Club (SNFC) boys and Cradle Football Club girls won the Central Zone titles in the Jhund Football Tournament organised by Slum Soccer and Krida Vikas Sanstha. The Central Zone matches were held at Khadan Ground, Near Water Tank, Hansapuri. In the all important finals, SNFC defeated Kasabpura Football Club 2-0 while Cradle beat Shakti Football Club also by an identical margin to emerge boys and girls champions respectively. In the boys final, Kamran Ansari scored the first goal via spot kick in the 12th minute of play. In the second half, SNFC were again awarded a penalty in the 29th minute and this time Ajam Sheikh found the target. Runners-up Kasabpura team could not sore any goal.

 

Divesh Jambulkar won the award for the Best Player of the Tournament while the award for ‘Best Goalkeeper’ was bagged by Gladwin. In the Central Zone girls final, Trupti Sakhre gave Cradle 1-0 lead three minutes into the second half (18th min) and Ankita Shende sealed the issue with a strike in the 23rd minute as Cradle beat Shakti 2-0 to clinch the title. A total of 16 teams of boys and girls from Central Zone participated in the competition.

 

Chudi Gali FC, Motghare Mohalla FC, Ansar Nagar FC, Paschim Khadan FC, Shefi Nagar FC, Hansapuri Basti FC, Mominpura FC, Takiya FC, Timki FC, Kasbapura FC, Muslim Ground FC, Dhomba FC, Dobinagar FC, Bajaria FC, Bhankheda FC and Punjabi Line FC teams took part in the event. Sports Development Association (Slum Soccer) Founder Vijay Barse, Corporator Sanjay Balpande, Corporator Sarladevi Nayak, senior citizens of the society Chandan Parajapati, Kanchan Parajapati, Chaman Parajapati, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Madhya Nagpur’s Rashid Sheikh and President of Institutions Lalit Srivas, Organising Secretary Bhushan Prajapati, Secretary Hemant Gaur, Treasurer Saurabh Batho, members Prashant Gupta, Akshay Gupta, Akshay Gadalwar, Resham Prajapati, Kamlesh Gaur, Kamlesh Dhuria, Mitesh Gupta and Harsh Nayak were among those who worked tirelessly for success of the competition. FINALIST TEAMS Boys — Shefi Nagar Football Club: Altamash Ansari (captain), Kamram Ansari, Shanwaz Ansari, Hussain, Ahtesham Ansari, Sufiyan Khan and Azam Ansari. Kasabpura: Nakeeb Khan (captain), Harsh, Oren, Munir Ansari, Gladwin D, Nigel, Alex Topo, Zafrul Sheikh, Rugin and Divesh Jambhulkar. Girls —Cradle: Kajal Bhajankar, Rati Indulkar, Trupti Sakhre, Ankita Shende, Priya Sukhdeve (captain), Minal Gadpayle, Chakuli Saler, Saloni Meshram, Mahek Koche and Mrunal. Shakti: Mayuri Marathe, Rakshanda Amle, Sejal Patil, Tulsi Chaudhari, Ayushi Suryawanshi (captain), Megha Khorgade, Ashwini Jamdar, Isha Silare, Bhumika Deshmukh and Mayuri Kakde.