For a football-crazy state, there can be no better way to mark an auspicious occasion. And as the whole country was gripped in a frenzy of celebrations to commemorate the 75th year of independence, Mizoram joined in by hosting a series of football tournaments across the state that culminated in the finals on Monday.
The Independence Day Football Tournament 2022, hosted by Mizoram Football Association (MFA) across 11 districts of the north-eastern state, saw over nine thousand footballers being part of 409 teams that competed in the oldest tournament of Mizoram.
