Football Fever Sweeps The North-East –Sunfeast Cup BackWith A BangAfter aTwo-Year Hiatus

Football Fever Sweeps The North-East – Sunfeast Cup BackWith A BangAfter aTwo-Year Hiatus

~ ITC is back with the Sunfeast Cupin its sixth edition in Meghalaya, Manipur and Assam with more than 600 teams

~ Bhaichung Bhutia to grace the final event in Guwahati on 10^th November

The Sunfeast Cup Football Tournament 2022 powered by Sunfeast Bouncewill be kicked off in a memorable and grand mannerfrom 26th September 2022 to 10th November 2022. The tournament is one of the most anticipated and distinguished football tournaments in the Northeast, and young footballers from Meghalaya, Assam, and Manipur will compete in record numbers in the U-13 and U-16 divisions. The tournament will also witness women teams from Meghalaya competing in U-16 division.

Sunfeast Cup has been generating enormous enthusiasmand participation from across the North-eastern states through the years. Sunfeast endeavours to encourage the sporting talent in the country by providing them an appropriate platform to hone and showcase their skills.The Sunfeast Cup witnesses regular participation from eminent players and teams including Umsawkhwan SC (playsin Meghalaya league and are 3 time Champions of the Sunfeast Cup in North East), Kickstart football Academy (one of the best football academies in India), Neroca FC &THAU (both play in theI-league)& SAI SAG (SAI team).

Commenting on the grand tournament, Mr. Ali Harris Shere, COO, Biscuits & Cakes cluster, averred, “The Sunfeast Cup has become a signature football tournament in the Northeast, with large participation from across the states and we are delighted to announce the commencement of the sixth edition of the Cup.Building on the remarkable support and unswerving popularity of the football tournament in the past, our objective is toexpandthe sport’s frontiers and we are therefore inviting larger participation from students in the Sunfeast Cup.The brand is undertaking extensive initiatives to engage children and encourage them to be part of the tournament.Infact one of our largest brands Sunfeast Bounce has been recently refreshed with a striking football design incorporated in the biscuitalong with added glucose to provide energy.It is immensely satisfying to provide support and actively participate in the development of a robust sports infrastructure that will nurture young athletes who will unquestionably represent India with pride.”

All the matches including thequalifiers and finals are open for public viewing.

Schedule