The Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) is going to introduce one of India’s leading grassroots football competitions in the picturesque valleys of Kashmir. RFYS will be conducting tournaments across three age categories (U-15, U-21 for boys and U-19 for girls) as it embarks into a fresh journey in a region brimming with passion and pure love for the sport of football.

With an eye on playing a pivotal role in giving wings to the dreams of budding athletes from Kashmir, RFYS has partnered with the Department of Higher Education (UT of Jammu & Kashmir) and the University of Kashmir for the Annual Inter College Boys tournament that is witnessing 29 teams squaring off in a total of 28 matches on-going from 13th to 30th November at the football ground of the University in Srinagar. 

In addition, the RFYS U-15 Boys and U-19 Girls competitions will see 32 and 16 sides respectively from four districts of the Union Territory (UT) competing in the tournament.

Former India international and presently an experienced coach from Kashmir, Mehrajuddin Wadoo appreciated the RFYS initiative and stated, “There is a lot of footballing talent in Kashmir. For RFYS to go there is a great initiative, and it is a good opportunity for youngsters to showcase their skills. There is a lot of potential amongst players in Kashmir and hopefully they can go on to play in the Indian Super League (ISL) and the national team,” 

Danish Farooq, another ISL footballer from Kashmir had praised RFYS for the effort to explore and bring out quality footballers of future. He said, “The RFYS initiative is going to be very important for all the boys and girls who will participate in the competition. It will be a great opportunity and with people watching them play, it will be a good platform to show their talents. I wish the best of luck to all the participants. There is a lot of footballing talent in Kashmir and they required the stage that the RFYS will provide them.”