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Madanpura night football tournament draws to a close

The final match, held at night like all the other matches, took place at the Mohammed Hussain playground in Agripada.

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The Madanpura Football League, which kicked off on May 3, concluded on Tuesday night, with Twinkle Star team winning the Rs 30,000 prize money. The runner-up, Agripada Youth Club, were awarded Rs 20,000. The final match, held at night like all the other matches, took place at the Mohammed Hussain playground in Agripada.

The game was star-studded, with celebrities like actors Dino Morea and Amit Sadh marking their presence, other than the 20,000 people who came to watch the game. A total of 240 players played 41 matches, scoring 41 goals in all.

According to Samajwadi Party's Rais Shaikh, the organiser of the tournament and the local corporator, people in the locality have been seeing this game as an employment generator in the last few years.

"However, the infrastructure required for the game was lacking and this put the kids off. If more focus is given to the sport, youngsters here will chanel their energies productively and it will help them grow," he said.

He said the civic body is paying attention to building infrastructure and the local ward office has spoken to the BMC authorities about installing proper lighting on the ground so players do not face difficulty at night.

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