Premier India Football Academy (PIFA) Colaba FC registered a solitary goal win over i league team Prayag United SC 1-0 and lift the 7th Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Cup, at the Bharati Vidyapeeth Educational Complex Ground, here on Sunday.
The victory for the Mumbai side meant bettering their record in the tournament. Earlier, PIFA had finished runners-up in the state-level Abhijit Kadam Memorial Football Shield, which entitled them to play in the all-India tournament and eventually end on a high. A first-half goal from striker Nagesh Swamy (39th minute) was enough to separate the two sides at the end of regulation time.
PIFA pocketed Rs Winners Rs 3.0 lakh for their effort, while runners-up Prayag United SC had to be content with Rs 2 lakh. The winners and runners up received their spoils from Mr. Patangrao Kadam, Founder & Chancellor, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University and Minister of Forest, Rehabilitation & Help, Maharashtra State. The Best Player award was handed over by Mr. Vishwajeet Kadam and Secretary, Bharati Vidyapeeth and Managing Trustee Abhijit Kadam Memorial Foundation, while the Best Goalkeeper award had Mr. SF Patil, Ex- Vice Chancellor Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University give away the prize. Both individual winners was handed a cash award of Rs 15,000 respectively.
TEAMS PIFA Colaba: Kishan Sulegai, Clifford Garrett, Vincent Bassey, Vinay Jadhav, Dheeraj Meher, Hantoba Singh, Jackie Singh, Sushil Kawde, George Wamou, Nagesh Swamy, Dashanng Kachru, Godpower Canopy, Gautam Kanojia, Mohsin Khan, Jeevan Nalge, Ravindra Tamatar, Ganesh kamat, Subhash Mondal
Man of the Match: Nagesh Swamy (PIFA Colaba)
Best Player of the Tournament : Vincent Bassey (PIFA Colaba)
