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 Port Blair from 27th December, 2023 to 05th January, 2024. The opening ceremony of the games will be held on 27th December at 2.30 pm at Netaji Stadium with demonstration of Colourful Cultural /Mass drill/Dance followed by inaugural match. 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 has been invited to witness the inaugural ceremony as well as matches.
