The Football Wave Continues……SSR Football Team Semi Finalists in CII Soccer
Fest!!
The Confederation of
Indian Industry (CII) recently organized its 4th edition of the CII
Soccer Festival on December 10-11, 2015, at the Commonwealth Games Sports
Village, New Delhi, to create awareness, connect and involve the key
influencers for football within the Indian Corporate world. A football
tournament among various corporates was also organized as part of a myriad of
activities.
The event was inaugurated
by renowned cricketer of yesteryears, Ajay Jadeja, and Indian television host,
Manish Paul, of Jhalak Dekhla Jaa
fame. During the stellar inauguration, Mr, Jadeja spoke briefly about the state
of Indian football, and ways in which we can encourage the youth of today to
have a positive attitude towards the sport.
The event saw
participation from 32 teams from various companies and firms in the men’s
category, with 5 persons a side. S.S. Rana & Co., also participated in the
grand event and qualified to the semi-finals in the Challenger cup category.
In the girls’ category,
there was an unprecedented participation from 16 teams across companies and
colleges, in which 2 teams from S.S Rana & Co. participated, 1 of which reached
till the semi-finals stage. Kudos to the girls and boys for the successful
tournament.
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