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VIS-Under-15 Football Tournament’s Grand Finale on October 31

The tournament carries a prize purse of ₹2.25 lakh

The third edition of the VIS Under-15 Inter-School Football Tournament, organised by Vellore International School (VIS) in association with The Hindu, will culminate in its grand finale on October 31 at the VIS campus in Kayar, near Kelambakkam.

A total of 64 school teams from Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Vellore, and Tiruvannamalai participated in the knockout tournament. Don Bosco Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Egmore, and Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mogappair, will compete in the final for the championship title.

Sayed Sabir Pasha, Technical Director of the All India Football Federation, will be the chief guest at the final. The tournament carries a prize purse of ₹2.25 lakh, with the winners receiving ₹1 lakh, the runners-up ₹75,000 and the second runners-up ₹50,000.

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