IITGN hosted the Gandhinagar District Football Association (GDFA) tournament’s opening ceremony on January 25. The opening ceremony of the GDFA tournament was followed by the first league match of the tournament between home team ‘IITGN A’ and Insane Rovers Football Club’s team ‘IRFC B’. Prof Vikrant Jain, Chairman, IITGN Staff Gymkhana was present during the match as the Chief Guest. He wished and encouraged all the players and flagged off the event.
The host football team IITGN A completely dominated the match from the start and won by a huge margin of 8-0.
Gandhinagar District Football Association (GDFA) organises an annual football tournament open to all clubs. It has a league format which is followed by knockout matches. IITGN has a vibrant sports culture encouraging students, staff and faculty to actively participate in sports. This year, two teams from the institute, IITGN A and IITGN B, comprising staff, faculty and students will be participating in this tournament.
IITGN aims to giving exposure to all the players participating in the GDFA tournament by providing fantastic ground facilities to them and, therefore, IITGN is going to host the matches of IITGN football teams on its well-maintained flood-lit football field with lush green grass and abundant lighting.
