Women's Football Nationals to be held in Assam

The 20th edition of the Women's National Football Championship will be held from April 27 to May 11 in Dibrugarh and Golaghat districts in Assam.

Twenty states have been divided into four groups of five with defending champions Orissa in Group B along with Karnataka, Goa, Mizoram, and Gujarat.

The most accomplished side in the tournament, Manipur have been clubbed in Group A along with Railways, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, the AIFF said.

In Group C, two-time champions West Bengal have been pitted against Delhi, Kerala, Bihar, Tripura while Group D comprise of Jharkhand, Assam, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, and Uttarakhand.