4,000 Children from Punjab’s Villages Are Participating in the Roundglass Foundation Football Cup 2024, The Biggest Football Event in Rural Punjab

300 teams including 50 girls’ teams are competing in the Cup

Chandigarh 20 November 2024, : On its mission to develop the youth of Punjab by leveraging sports and technology, the Roundglass Foundation is organizing rural Punjab’s biggest football tournament for children – Roundglass Foundation Football Cup, 2024 (RFFC).

Currently, 4,000 children are competing in U12 and U16 categories in matches being played in different locations. A total of 300 teams, including 50 girls’ teams, are participating in the tournament, which will have its final match on November 23 at the GMADA Complex, Sector 78, Mohali. The Kavita and Vinod Khanna Foundation is the sponsor of this tournament.

At a press conference organized today at the Chandigarh Press Club by Roundglass Foundation, Mrs Kavita Khanna spoke about the importance of sports like football in the physical, emotional and mental development of children. “The Kavita and Vinod Khanna Foundation is proud to partner with the Roundglass Foundation Football Cup 2024. Promoting sports among children at the grassroots level is vital for their holistic development. Early engagement in sports can foster a sense of community and inclusion, which is especially important during formative years. It also helps identify and nurture talent. Investing in grassroots sports is an investment in the wellbeing and potential of future generations.”

The RFFC is part of Roundglass Foundation’s larger mission to rekindle Punjab’s sporting culture and a reminder of the state’s towering sports legacy. In the past four years, Roundglass Foundation has set up 400 Sports Centres in more than 350 villages in Punjab, which are engaging 11,000+ children in the age group of 5 to 16 years, including girls, to learn and play team sports like football. These Sports Centres are safe spaces to nurture children’s potential for leadership, teamwork, and discipline, and enable them to make positive life choices.