Jamshedpur, Jharkhand – Football lovers, gather well! The Durand Cup 2025 don sabi come like wetin we no expect! From July 23 to August 23, we go dey waka through six venues for five cities as 24 teams dey prepare to show how e be for this football festival! (No be play play o!)
This na the 134th edition of the Durand Cup, and it go start with East Bengal FC wey be 16-time champions as dem go face South United FC for Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan for Kolkata. The match dey set for July 23, and na just the beginning of 43 matches wey go take us till di grand finale wey go happen for August 23.
As e be now, the teams don split into six groups of four. Di top six from each group and two best second-placed teams go enter quarter-finals wey go dey happen on August 16 and 17. The semi-finals no go leave any stone unturned too, dey scheduled for August 19 and 20. Na Salt Lake Stadium for Kolkata go na dem dey do di final. (Omo, better wahala go dey for there!)
For Group A, na East Bengal FC dey comot front. Dem dey waka with South United FC, Indian Air Force FT, and Namdhari FC. Group B no different as Mohun Bagan Super Giant dey battle Mohammedan SC, Diamond Harbour FC, and Border Security Force FT. Ihe na so kalokalo dey go on for di pitch!
Jamshedpur FC go dey show their own side of the drama for Group C, as dem don group with Indian Army FT, 1 Ladakh FC and Nepal’s Tribhuvan Army FC. Imagine di pressure wey dey on dem! Di first match for dem go be on July 24 for JRD Tata Sports Complex. Jamshedpur FC dey ready like fire, but dem don lose some foreign players oh. But no wahala, dem don sign some experienced Indian players like Nishu Kumar and Jayesh Rane. (No go say dem no sabi do am!)
Live stream go dey available on Sony LIV and dem go also dey show am for Sony TEN channels. So, follow your heart and grab your popcorn as we dey ready to dive into dis football love affair! (Because we no fit deny say we dey love this show!)
The Durand Cup no be just any cup o! E dey oldest competition for Asia, dey don dey since 1888. Na dem soldiers from di Indian Armed Forces dey organize am. This year, dem don increase di cash prize pool to ₹3 Crore! Na serious business o! This one no be small matter. Teams dey eye all dia chances, and dem go fight like hungry lions to make am to di top.
As di matches dey land, be sure say everybody go get dia live updates from Sony Sports Network. Whether you dey house or inside bar, no miss di chance to catch di action. Na football season wey dey start and we dey ready to enjoy am! (Chop know dey miss! Football and palm wine go dere well together!)
