Bhubaneswar (Odisha), May 03, 2025 (ANI): On the 2025 AIFF awards, President of All India Football Federation, Kalyan Chaubey said, “All India Football Federation has recently started, since last year, to honour the best male, female player, goalkeeper, striker...We also acknowledge the efforts and contributions from the member association...I thank the government of Odisha, Ministry of Sports for supporting the All India Football Federation to host this tournament.”
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00:00As you know that All India Football Federation has recently started since last year to honor the best male player, best female player, best goalkeeper, best goal scorer, striker, fair play, how it happens, the global best practices.
00:16We are also acknowledging the efforts and contribution from the member association that the several states they receive, like the number of player registration, number of tournament conducted, number of matches conducted, the fair play, etc.
00:33So that's how this EIFF Awards event has taken place.
00:37I would like to thank with all my gratitude to the Government of Orissa, Ministry of Sports, for supporting All India Football Federation to hosting this tournament.
00:51You see that Kalinga, it is very much linked with the heritage of Orissa, history of Orissa, the culture of Orissa, the Kalinga itself, everything to Orissa.
01:03So what we have, the football, when we named after Kalinga, Kalinga Super Cup, definitely there is a special identity also creates globally.
01:17Again, I want to thank the Government of Orissa for hosting this tournament successfully, where the best clubs of Indian football, 16 best clubs of Indian football, they participate.
01:27The winner of this Kalinga Super Cup will represent India into Asian club championship, and I'm sure in years to come, we'll find many Oria players, the players who are homegrown from Orissa, by seeing this Kalinga Super Cup, they'll feel motivated, they'll try to take this sport as profession, as career.
01:49And I'm sure all India Football Federation, in association with Orissa and Government of Orissa, will try our best to make successful Kalinga Super Cup in coming years too.