Assam Rifles Sentinels of Northeast Women Football championship to inaugurate on June 30

The inaugural "Assam Rifles Sentinels of the North East Women Football Championship 2024" scheduled from 30 June to 12 July 2024. The tournament will feature seven teams, including state teams from Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Director General Assam Rifles Women Football Team.

An Assam Rifles press statement said that the opening ceremony, league matches and semi-finals will be held at Lokra, Sonitpur district of Assam on June 30 (Sunday) and the finals will be played at Laitkor, Shillong, Meghalaya on July 12 , 2024.

The opening ceremony will be graced by Gulab Chand Kataria, Governor of Assam along with Smt Oinam Bembem Devi, Padma Shri, Arjuna  Awardee and former Captain of Indian Women Football team and Major General Suresh Kumar Bhambhu,  Inspector General Assam Rifles (East).

Other notable dignitaries from Armed Forces, Police and Civil Administration would also attend the opening ceremony.

The championship aims to promote women football in the region, foster teamwork and competition along with empowering women through sports.