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New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Thirty two under-14 school teams from Delhi will participate in the Mahindra Youth Football Challenge (MYFC), which will be organised by the auto major in all across the country. The tournament, to be staged in association with Delhi Soccer Association (DSA) here, will be played simultaneously in Mumbai, Kolkata, Goa, Bangalore and Kerala. The winners of the intra-city leg from each of the six cities will then play each other and the best four footballers will be trained in Scotland by Celtics coaches. Each intra-city champion will get Rs 30,000, runner-up Rs 20,000, while the third-placed team will bag Rs 15,000. The champion team will get Rs 50,000 and the runner-up will be richer by Rs 30,000, a release said today. "We are delighted to be back as promised with grassroots level football programme, a sport we have long been associated with. The Mahindra Youth Football Challenge aims to cultivate young talent and provide a competitive framework to hone their skills," Mufaddal Choonia of the company said. "We are delighted to partner with Mahindra, who like us have a long and cherished history with football. It is the perfect platform to bring our rich coaching and community experience to India. "Youngsters will now have the opportunity to play in an organised league and further develop their skills through world-class coaching," said Peter Lawell, Chief Executive of Celtics FC.
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