Our Correspondent Kohima, Oct. 13 (EMN): Much to the delight of football fan in the state, Nagaland team lifted the Subroto Cup International Football Tournament 2022 in the category of Under-17 (boys), after a gap of 42 years. Players from Pilgrim Higher Secondary School, Dimapur, representing Nagaland edged past Government Model Higher Secondary School, Chandigarh, 1-0 in the final match played at Dr. Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, on Thursday. The deciding goal of the match was scored by Nagaland’s Setungchim through a header during extra time. Nagaland team walked away with the champions’ trophy, cash award of INR 3,50,000 and citations. The win for Nagaland (U-17) is a big achievement for the boys in particular and the people of the state in general. Teams representing Nagaland had reached final matches of Subroto Cup several times in the past, but failed to wrest the champions’ trophy for decades. The last (and also the first) win dates back to 1980 when the Government High school, Dimapur, shared the champions’ title with Ibemcha HSS, Manipur, after the match ended in a goalless draw. The Pilgrim Higher Secondary School team was led by state football coach Mughato Aye and Akihito Zhimo as the manager....

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