AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: Sixty five children and twenty officials participated in the 13th AIFF Grassroots Festival conducted by the AIFF Regional Academy at the Fr. Agnel’s Ground, Navi Mumbai.

Following a month-long break on account of school examinations and a subsequent vacation for Diwali, there was a lot of excitement in the air as the festival programme resumed at the venue.

Despite the chill in the air, all thanks to winter setting upon Navi Mumbai, it was quite encouraging to see the lively children full of energy and happy to be back in the thick of action.

The children - aged six to eight- were divided into eight teams and guided through a series of six activity grids, with three of them featuring ‘5 v 5’ matches and three focusing on technical ability using fun-based drills.

Once again, parent volunteers were involved as festival officials alongside players of the Fr. Agnel's school and college football teams. 

The next festival is scheduled for Saturday, November 30, 2013.