Port Blair, May 25: The Chairman, Andaman and Nicobar State Cooperative Union Kuldeep Rai Sharma attended the final foot ball tournament as Chief Guest organized by RSR U-19 League cum Knockout football tournament which was played at the ground of JNRM college. 

In his inaugural address Kuldeep has stated that playing football provides numerous advantages. It teaches the players the discipline of training, learning team work, following leadership of Captain and learning to lose etc which are few lifelong skills beside the positiveness in youth development. Total 15 teams have participated in the tourney. 

In the final match Sealink Advertures of Mannarghat won the RSR trophy while Street Footballers of Garacharma has own RSR runners up cup. The PGT (Phy Edn) of Education Department Ahmed Ali and Dilip Kr D'Souza of Forest Department have attended the programme as Guest of Honours beside ground full of football lovers and supporters of both the teams. Sr Vice Chairman,PBMC Mahinder Prasad has sponsored the tournament