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Against all odds THE ASIAN AGE. | IRFAN HAJI Published : Jul 28, 2019, 12:36 am IST Updated : Jul 28, 2019, 12:36 am IST
U-16 girls football team from Mumbai slums wins Dana Cup Trophy in Denmark.
Players who represented India at Dana Cup Hjørring 2019: Mamta Prajapati, Priya Rathod, Pooja Gautam, Aarti Rathod, Priya Rajbhar, Anita Kumari, Sandhya Toppo, Soni Munda, Laxmi Kumari, and Chintu Kumari. Name of the coach: Anshu Kachhap. Many kids living in Mumbai’s slums, like Pooja Gautam and Priya Rathod found a breather and solace in football. Although they loved the sport, they never thought football would take them to Europe. They couldn’t afford to travel outside the city, and so, travelling to Europe was a distant dream. But the dream became a reality when they got a chance to play with the U-16 girls football team from OSCAR Foundation in the Dana Cup 2019 Tournament in Denmark. The U-16 girls’ team comprised of players from Ambedkar Nagar slum in Mumbai and rural Jharkhand.
DANA CUP 2019 WINNERS!
U-16 OSCAR FOUNDATION GIRLS’ TEAM FROM MUMBAI AND JHARKHAND
BEST PLAYER AWARD WINNER - ANITA KUMARI, JHARKHAND