Asmita Under-13 National Football League Kicks Off in Kherra Hoshiarpur/Daljeet Ajnoha/April 7

Asmita Under-13 National Football League Kicks Off in Kherra
Hoshiarpur/Daljeet Ajnoha/April 7
The All India Football Federation (AIFF), in collaboration with the Punjab Football Federation (PFA) and Doaba Sporting Club Kherra, launched the 'Asmita Under-13 National Football League 2025-26' at the Kartar Singh Bains Memorial Football Stadium in Kherra. The event was overseen by PFA President Iqbal Singh Kherra and Senior Vice-President Jarnail Singh.
Former MP Avinash Rai Khanna served as the chief guest for the inaugural match, blessing the players and urging them to play with discipline.
The programme was chaired by sports promoter Talwinder Heer, Baldev Singh Banga, PFA Secretary Harjinder Singh, PFA Joint Secretary Vijay Bali, Sanjeev Pachnangal, Principal Sukhinder Singh Minhas, and Sarbjeet Singh Manjh.
In the opening league matches, Gujarat defeated Kerala 1-0, while Punjab's team thrashed Mizoram 4-0.
A large gathering of sports enthusiasts attended, including Ravinder Pal Singh Rai, Inderjeet Singh Bains, Namberdar Takdir Singh Bharta, Kulwant Singh Bains, Jagdish Singh (USA), Kamaljeet Singh Kheda, Gurjarnail Singh, Jaspreet Singh, Kuldeep Singh Nangal, Vinod Sangha, Karamjeet Singh Bains, Dr. Anju Bandhan, Jaskamal Singh Dhada, Amrit Singh, Moti Kherra, Manpreet Kheda, Rajinder Singh, Jaswinder Singh Gian, Surjeet Singh (DSO Fazilka), Lakkha Singh Paldi, Balvir Singh, Praveen Kumar, Gurnek Singh, Hardeep Singh Saini, Pradeep Bhardwaj, Jagmohan Singh Haveli, Paramjeet Singh Bahowal, Paramjeet Singh Rakkar, Harban Singh Fauji Nangal, match commissioner Harpreet Singh, Surjeet Singh, Jassi jian, Madam Kulwinder Kaur Possi, and many others.