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Sait Nagjee Cup: Atletico Paranense, Watford to face-off in opening game

Speed News Desk | Updated on: 14 February 2017, 5:35 IST

The Sait Nagjee International Club Football tournament, revived after a gap of two decades, is all set to kick off in Kozhikode on Friday, 5 February.

The tournament, which is being backed by non-profit UK-based organisation Football for Peace, will commence with Atletico Paranense and Watford (U21) facing each other in the opening game.

A total of eight teams are in the city for the tournament. Group A contains FC Rapid Bucharest of Romania and Ukraine's FC Volyn Lutsk, apart from Paranense and Watford.

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On the other hand, Group B features 1860 Munich (Germany), Shamrock Rovers (Ireland), FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) and an Argentina U23 side.

Earlier, legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho had arrived in Kozhikode to inaugurate the tournament.

First published: 5 February 2016, 3:36 IST