Goldoor Chitral XI Stun DFA Peshawar To Win Shuhada-e-Chitral Premier Football League

CHITRAL, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Oct, 2023) Goldoor Chitral XI defeated strong DFA Peshawar by 1-0 in the final of the Shuhada-e-Chitral Premier Football League played at Chitral Scout Ground here on Wednesday.

The final match was played in front of a vociferous crowd supporting the local players. Goldoor Chitral XI, having five national junior U16 team players from Chitral, took the lead in the second half through right winger Saqib. DFA Peshawar, despite having chances of goals, failed to equalize.

Inspector General Frontier Corps Major General Noor Wali Khan, who was the chief guest, gave away trophies and cash prizes to the winner and runner-up teams. Goldoor Chitral XI was awarded the winner's trophy and Rs. 150,000 as cash prize while DFA Peshawar took the runners-up trophy and Rs.

100,000 as cash prizes.

In his speech, Major General Noor Wali Khan appreciated the organizing committee and all the participating teams. He termed healthy sports activities very vital for the youth of Chitral and announced a number of initiatives to support sports in the district, including the restoration of a Chitral Scouts team, 10 sports scholarships for talented football players, and the development of a new football ground with the announcement of Rs. 1 million.

Speaking on this occasion, Major General Noor Wali Khan appreciated the organizing committee headed by Commandant Chitral Scout Col. Javed Bilal, Hussain Ali, Secretary General District Football Association and all the participating 20 teams from Dera Ismail Khan to Chitral.

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