Lisbon (Portugal), Aug 30: Pokhara Gold Cup football tournament is to be held in Portugal.    

The seven-a-side football tournament will kick off from coming September 8 under the aegis of Pokhara Football Club (Pokhara FC) Portugal.

The event is being organized also to mark the upcoming festivals of Badadashain and Tihar, Asbin Jung Thakuri, president of the club, said. The tournament is also expected to promote mutual support, cooperation and fraternity among the Nepali community in Europe.    

Sports coordinator Prajesh Gurung said that more than 20 teams will participate in the tournament to be held at the Vitória Clube de Lisboa    
in Lisbon, the coastal capital of Portugal.  

  
The winner team of the competition will receive 3,000 Euros in cash along with the title while the runner-up will win 1,500 Euros along with a trophy, medal and certificate.    

Gurung said the club’s also intends to used funds generated through the event is to help Nepalis in distress in Portugal and other EU countries.  (RSS)