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National round of Primary School Gold Cup Football begins
Dhaka, 22 Feb - The national round of Primary School Gold Cup Football tournament has begun on National Bangla High School ground at Mirpur-2 in the capital on Saturday.
Primary and Mass Education Ministry Secretary Abu Taher Md Masud Rana
formally inaugurated the national round as the chief guest.
Eight boys' and eight girls' teams, champions of the country's eight
divisions, are competing at the national round. The finals of the tournament
will be held at the national stadium in Dhaka on February 27.
On the day, four matches -- two boys' and two of girls' section -- were held
on the first day.
In the first match of the girls' section, Doharo Government Primary School in
Shailakupa upazila of Jhenaidah district under Khulna division defeated
Ishwarganj Government Primary School in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh
district under Mymensingh division by 3-2 in a tiebreaker after the
regulation time ended 1-1 draw.
In the day's second match, Jorgacha Government Primary School in Santhia
upazila of Pabna district under Rajshahi division beat Shahjalal Government
Primary School No. 37 in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district under Sylhet
Division by 2-1 goals.
While in the first match of boys' section, Deiara Anta Bunia Government
Primary School in Koira upazila of Khulna district under Khulna division beat
Trishal Government Primary School in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district
under Mymensingh division by 6-5 in a tiebreaker while Ichaghari Government
Primary School in Sunamganj Sadar of Sylhet division defeated Shiroil Colony
Government Primary School in Boalia of Rajshahi district under Rajshahi
Division by 2-0 goals in the second match.
Boys' and girls' teams from 65,354 government primary schools across the
country participated in the tournament.
After the union, upazila, district and division phase, the national round of
the tournament is being held with the participation of champions of eight
boys' and equal number of girls' teams of eight division.BSS