NATIONAL Football Tennis Federation Cup to begin at Mohali on March 23

Mohali, March 22, 2013: The 2nd National Football Tennis Federation Cup will commence at Dussehra Ground, Phase 8 here on March 23. Teams from all over India, comprising boys and girls, will participate in the two-day sport event.

The opening ceremony will be inaugurated by Varun Roojam, Deputy Commissioner Ajitgarh, while Balwant Singh Ramuwalia, Senior Vice President, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) would be the chief guest.

Neeraj Bharti, Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Education), Himachal Pradesh, will preside over the function and Dilraj Singh Sandhewalia, Joint Commissioner SAS Nagar will be the Guest of Honour.

Udyog Rattan awardee Hardeep Singh Saini, Chairman, Punjab Football Tennis Association (PFTA), said, “This gives me immense pleasure to announce that the two-day National Football Tennis Federation Cup will be held at Mohali. Originated in 1987, this sport is played across 20 countries and from last 7 years India is one amongst them. Punjab, which has been playing Football Tennis from past four years will be hosting this year’s cup.”

Shalinder Anand, President, PFTA said, “Recognised by the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), teams from Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Odissa and Jammu & Kashmir will be participating in the tournament. Not only this, the International Cup of FootballTennis will be played from 11 to 15 June, 2013 at Srinagar, under the Presidentship of Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, J&K where teams from all over the world will contest for the title.”

The PFTA is affiliated to the All India Football Tennis Association (AIFTA), Federation of Football Tennis Association (FFTA) and the School Games Federation of India. The Football Tennis, also known as footnet, is a sport originating in 1920s in Central Europe.     

Sarabjeet Singh, President, Mohali Football Tennis Association (MFTA) said, “All the necessary arrangements have been made to hold the tournament at Mohali. The concluding ceremony on March 24 will be presided over by Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra, General Secretary, SAD and Gurpreet Singh Bhullar, SSP, SAS Nagar, while the chief guest will be Charanjit Singh Atwal, Speaker, Punjab Vidhan Sabha. Mahaballi Arjun Awardee and Padmashree Satpal, President, SGFI will also grace the occasion.”