Slum Football Tournament

The slum football tournament is going to be the flagship event of 2015 for the Dhaka Hub. It aims to foster social inclusion of underpriveleged, marginalized slum children of Dhaka. The tournament will comprise of 5 teams selected from five slums of Dhaka, including Rayerbazar, Korail, Geneva Camp and Abdullahpur. Each team will consist of 8 players and 1 coordinator. The age limit is set to be 13 and below. Two practice matches will take place in October, following which the final team selection will be made based on players' aptitude. The final matches are scheduled to take place on November 6th at the National Handball Stadium.

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