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Women's Football Nationals: Manipur And Haryana Set For Summit Clash
National Football Championship: Eternal heavyweights Manipur and rising powerhouse Haryana will battle it out in the final of the 28th Senior Women’s National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan here on Wednesday. The two sides have contrasting pedigree in women's football. While Manipur have been champions of 21 out of the 27 editions of the Senior Women’s National Football Championship, Haryana have only made their second-ever final.
And their first was just last year when they went down to Tamil Nadu to end up as runners-up. In the last few years, Haryana have emerged as a growing force in the women's game, with an increasing number of national team players, both at the senior and youth levels. And adding the fact that Haryana edged out Manipur 1-0 in Group B's last match to top the group, it feels difficult to choose a favourite for the final.
Manipur will head into the summit clash with redemption in their minds. Not just about their defeat four days ago, but also their poor showing in the last edition in Amritsar, where they shockingly exited in the group stage.
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