An U-16 girls football team from OSCAR Foundation won the Dana Cup 2019 Tournament in Denmark on 26th July 2019 - the second biggest youth football tournament in the world.What makes this win special is that the U-16 girls’ team is comprised of players from Ambedkar Nagar slum in Mumbai and rural Jharkhand. The players on the team had faced gender discrimination in their communities and were saved from dropping out of school and early marriage because of their passion for football.
Between 21st to 27th July, the girls team played against four Norwegian teams Bjarg IL (4-2), Skedsmo FK (5-2), Brodd FK (9-2), Hei IL (5-1) and won all the four games before their final match with Toten FK. OSCAR Foundation won their game with Toten FK by 2-1 and went on to lift the Dana Cup trophy.
