Port Blair, Dec. 26: The Department of Education, Andaman & Nicobar Administration will be organizing the prestigious 67th SGFI National School Games Football for Boys U-17 at Netaji Stadium, Port Blair from 27th December 2023 to 05th January 2024. The opening ceremony and inaugural match will be held at Netaji Stadium, Port Blair tomorrow (Dec. 27) at 2.30 pm. Smti. Pallavi Sarkar, IAS, Secretary (Education), A&N Administration will grace the occasion as chief guest. For the first time, a total number of 34 State/UT teams are participating in this mega event.
The States and UTs to participate in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, KVS, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Indian Public School Conference (IPSC), Tripura, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samithi, International Board Schools Sports Organization, Manipur, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Puducherry, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra Nagar Haweli, CBSE and ICSE.
The general public have been invited to witness the inaugural ceremony as well as matches.