Monday Musing

[ Amar Sangno ]

The Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia erupted into wild celebration with ground-shaking, rumbling roars from football fans when Omang Dodum – a home boy – intercepted a pass and squeezed the ball through the Sri Lankan goalkeeper’s legs, finding the net in the 49th minute of the opening match between India and Sri Lanka in the South Asian Football Federation Under-19 Championship 2025.

Four months after the SAFF U-19 Championship euphoria, which saw a record number of football fans turning up in just two weeks of the tournament, the Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League (INAL) – the state’s first full-fledged professional football league, named after the states’ football legend – took off with a fledgling start on 4 October.

The INAL aims to promote football –

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