Defence Services Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Football Tournament opened

YANGON, 25 Nov—The 47th Defence Services Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Tatmadaw (Army,Navy and Air) Football Tournament was opened at the Youth Training Centre
(Thuwunna) here at 3p.m. yesterday with an address by Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung of the Ministry of Defence, on behalf of the Commander- in-Chief.
Also present on the occasion were Commander of Yangon Command Brig-Gen Win Myint, senior military officers, defence attaches from foreign missions,
officials from the Ministry of Sports, guests, Tatmadawmen and their families, social organizations and enthusiasts.
After making a speech, Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Thura Myint Aung took the salute of the football teams. At the opener, the South-West Command beat the Yangon Command 3-2.
The first round-robin matches will be held from 28 November to 11 December at the respective
zones which include South-East Command zone (Mawlamyine) for Group-A, South-West
Command zone (Pathein) for Group-B, North-West Command zone (Monywa) for Group-C, Central Command zone (Mandalay) for Group-D and Southern Command zone (Toungoo) for Group-E.