The 131st IndianOil Durand Cup opening Group A game between defending champions FC Goa and local giants and last year’s runner-up Mohammedan Sporting has been rescheduled for a 6.00 pm kick-off at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister, West Bengal, will be Chief Guest at the opening ceremony, which will begin at 5.30 pm.
The opening ceremony besides having Armed Forces band display will also have a performance of the tournament theme song by star singers Papon and Rewben Mashangwa.
The ceremony concludes with the playing of the FIFA Theme song and introduction of the Chief Guest and dignitaries with the players and their photos with the teams and the Trophies.
Durand Cup committee expressesed gratitude to the multitude of partners and sponsors who have come forward to provide wholehearted support in the conduct of the tournament and in making it bigger and better than ever before.
