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A football coaching camp for Tamil youths and schoolchildren was held by the Sri Lankan Army in Jaffna.
Coordinated by the Commander of the 533 Brigade Colonel Vijith Subasinghe and the president of the Sri Lankan Football Federation Ranjith Rodrigo, the three day camp in the Duraiyappa Stadium saw participation by coaches and players from the US-based Soccer Outreach Association, Pennsylvania.
About 375 youths from different leagues in Jaffna, Valikamam and Islands administrative divisions and schoolchildren took part in the programme, which was inaugurated by Jaffna Commander Udaya Pererra last Monday, reported CIMIC-Jaffna.
Another football coaching camp was held in Nelliyadi for players from Thenmaradchi and Vadamaradchi from the 25th to the 27th of July.