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AIFF to organise charity matches for victims affected by Kerala and Himachal floods

AIFF to organise charity matches for victims affected by Kerala and Himachal floods

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All India Soccer Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey.
| Photograph Credit score: ANI

The All India Soccer Federation (AIFF) will likely be organising two charity soccer matches to boost funds for aid work in Kerala and Himachal Pradesh, which have been devastated by pure disasters.

The AIFF is attempting to schedule its first profit match in Manjeri in Malappuram district of Kerala on August 30, 2024 between Kolkata outfit Mohammedan Sporting Membership and a Tremendous League Kerala XI.

The AIFF has proposed September 2, 2024 because the date for the second charity match in Lucknow. Nevertheless, additional particulars are nonetheless being chalked out by the governing physique with the potential golf equipment.

“I am comfortable that certainly one of India’s oldest golf equipment, Mohammedan Sporting instantly agreed to our proposal for the reason for humanity. We’re additionally prematurely dialog with two golf equipment for the Lucknow match,” mentioned AIFF President, Kalyan Chaubey in a launch.

“Sports activities is a robust medium to supply consolation and heal humanity after such tragedies. We regularly have a good time cups gained by golf equipment; let’s now come collectively to boost the cup of solidarity,” the AIFF president mentioned.

The 2 states have been dealing with devastating pure disasters, with huge landslides in components of Wayanad, Kerala on July 30, abandoning a path of loss of life and destruction.

In Himachal Pradesh too, landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rain through the previous week have killed greater than 100 folks and affected lives at a number of places.