Arunachal CM Khandu felicitates girl footballers

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Monday felicitated members of the girls’ football team that played the finals of the Hero Sub-Junior Girls’ National Championship 2019-20 recently at Cuttack in Odisha and emerged runners-up.
The team, which created history by reaching the finals of the coveted tournament, however, lost to Jharkhand in the summit clash. Congratulating the girls and the officials of Arunachal Pradesh Football Association (APFA), Khandu said the entire state was proud of them. He urged them to maintain their ‘passion’ and not to rest upon their laurels.
“Do not stop playing. Keep your passion for the game intact. Hone your skills and aim for the sky. This is just the beginning,” he advised.
Khandu said football is a game of the masses and youths of the state are passionate about it and assured the government’s support for its uplift.

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