7th Sangpangsanger Zunga football trophy kicks off at Chakpa village

Dimapur, Dec. 19 (EMN): The 7^th Sangpangsanger  Zunga football trophy kicked off on Monday with K Wati, Joint Director, Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship as the honoured guest at Chakpa village football ground, under Mokokchung district.

Delivering his speech, Wati exhorted the players and the gathered youths about the importance of cultivating the essence of humility in a person’s life, especially youths who have embarked on the path of entertainment and sports.

He also stated that inculcating a habit of maintaining a healthy and disciplined lifestyle during their youth will go a long way in their chosen career.

While terming Nagaland as the ’employment capital of India’ for people from other states, he said that there may be between three to four lakh migrant workers from other states in Nagaland.

‘Every non-local living in Nagaland is employed somehow in one trade or the other while our young educated Nagas are waiting for ready-made job opportunities in the form of government Jobs. There shouldn’t be an unemployment problem in our state if all the Naga youths were not procrastinators as they cannot be employed in any field because of their laziness,’ he said, according to an update.

He also encouraged the participating players to take football as a serious profession and not only as a hobby. He also expressed hope that their participation in this edition of the tournament  will be a stepping stone for showcasing and elevating their talents towards a higher and bigger platform.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Toshila Asso. Pastor (W), CBC. Tiatemsu, Convenor, Trophy Planning Committee gave the welcome address while short speeches were also delivered by Imkonglemba, Chakpa Village Council Chairman and I Lanutoshi Lkr, President, Chakpa Senso Telongjem, Mokokchung.