Bhubaneswar: Odisha Junior Boys’ team suffered a shameless defeat from Mizoram by 0-13 goals in the Sub Junior Boys’ National Football Championship 2025-26 in Punjab.
Mizoram dominated the show from the minutes of the play, skipper Bernard Lalchhanhima set the example by nailing a hattrick (45+2, 61, 90+6), another two Mizoram players Jason Lalwmpuia (29,31,33,36) and Jacob Malsawmsanga (24,67,90+4) also netted a hattrick goals each.
Recently, to create a robust grassroot football ecosystem the Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi guided the Sports and Youth Services to host a massive CM Cup for the junior footballers, but the teams performance in the national sub junior meet is alarming regarding the future of football in Odisha.
