Koteshwor Setiopi Youth Club is organising the Setiopi Inter-school football tournament from June 2-9.

The eight-day tournament will see 10 2 colleges from the Kathmandu Valley participate in the league-cum-knockout tournament to be held at the Modern Indian School (MIS) ground in Chovar. The teams are divided into two groups with the top two from each side making it to the semi-finals.

Kathmandu Model College, MIS, DAV School, Kasthamandap Vidhyalaya, Laboratory HS School, Grammar Public School, Pushpa Sadan, Rato Bangala, Kanjirowa HS School and Columbus Higher Secondary School are the 10 participating teams.

The best player of the tournament will get a scholarship worth Rs 20,000, informed the organisers during a press conference on Wednesday. Setiopi President Ravi Rimal said the tournament is an attempt to revive the club’s sporting activities at a bigger scale.

“Setiopi has a long history having also participated in the ‘B’ Division League football in the past. But it has not been able to make impact at a bigger level. This tournament is just a start and we are now focused on organising tournaments at bigger scale. We are hopeful that this event is going to motivate everyone around the club,” said Rimal.