Mumbai's young turks will aim to raise the bar for themselves when a total of eight teams face each other in what promises to be a stirring one-day U-16 inter-school football tournament on Friday. With the upcoming edition being less than five days away, Mid-Day takes a trip down memory lane, with glimpses from grand finale of the previous edition. (Image courtesy: Ashish Rane, Atul Kamble, Satej Shinde)
Updated On: 2024-01-29 04:52 PM IST
Compiled by : Sujay Shivalkar
A total of eight teams, namely, Bombay International School, Apostolic Carmel, Arya Vidya Mandir (Juhu), Arya Vidya Mandir (Bandra), Dhirubhai Ambani, St. Lawrence, Rustomjee Cambridge (Dahisar) and Mary Immaculate Girls will participate in the tournament this year
Former India hockey player and guest of honour Dhanraj Pillay is seen flipping the coin toss during the final match between Dhirubhai Ambani International School and Arya Vidya Mandir
Pillay met Mid-Day sports editor Clayton Murzello at the Neville D’Souza Turf in Bandra last year
The Mid-Day's Ranis of Rink 2022 title was won by the Arya Vidya Mandir school team (Juhu). The football team and coach Desmond D’Souza is seen posing with the trophy after securing the win against Dhirubhai Ambani International School
Football fanatic and actor Siddharth Chaturvedi had also made his appearance at the tournament
Mumbai Football Association treasurer Udayban Banerjee is seen awarding the trophy for Best Defender to AVM's Kavya Aher
