Explanation:

The tournament was jointly inaugurated by State Sports and Tourism Minister Hafeezul Hasan, Health Minister Banna Gupta and MLA Saryu Rai. The tournament is being organized jointly by the state government, National Football Federation and Tata Steel. It is noteworthy that for the first time after the formation of the state, Jharkhand has been the host of SAIF Under-18 Women's Football Championship. Players from three countries – India, Nepal and Bangladesh are participating in the championship held from March 15 to 25. 6 players from Jharkhand - Ameesha Bakhala, Astam Oraon, Sunita Munda, Anita Kumari, Neetu Linda and Poornima Kumari have been selected in the Indian team in the SAIF Under-18 Women's Football Competition.