The inter-city leg of the first-ever Mahindra Youth Football Challenge will kick-off later today at the Bala Gangadharanatha Swamy International Residential School in Bangalore. Six schools will play for the title of the national Mahindra Youth Football Challenge under-14 champions.
The champions would receive the champions trophy and prize money of Rs 50,000, while the runners-up would also get a trophy and prize money of Rs 30,000. Exceptional players will be honoured with awards for Star Performer of the Game, Best Striker, Best Midfielder, Best Defender and Best Goalkeeper.
The six participating schools - Government Sports High School (Bangalore), CRPF School (Delhi), Infant Jesus High School (Goa), Sukantanagar Vidyaniketan (Kolkata), St Joseph High School (Kozhikode), Don Bosco High School (Mumbai) - will play each other in a round robin league and the top two sides would meet again on Saturday, April 30 in the finals at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
The Mahindra Youth Football Challenge has a tie-up with Scottish giants Celtic Glasgow FC and 20 children will be selected from the national finals for a weeks clinic in India and then the two most talented kids will get a chance to visit Glasgow for a week to see Celtic in action, their facilities and more.
For this Celtic's Senior Football Development Officer Mark Reid along with Academy coaches Chris Hendry and Robert Glen are in Bangalore to have a look at the tournament to select the best players and give the schools and their coaches inputs on modern day youth football training.
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