“The official Host City Logo launch of Odisha is an important milestone which also signifies the progress of women football. We are excited to host the best young female footballers from across the world and especially, the Indian team who will be playing all their group stage games at the Kalinga Stadium.

“As the Indian team makes their first appearance in a FIFA women`s competition, I encourage the people of Odisha to show their support in strong numbers at the stadium.”

The official Host City Logo of Odisha is a composite that presents the official emblem of the FIFA U-17 Women World Cup beside a specially designed artwork that showcases the rich cultural heritage, vibrant sporting ecosystem and overall splendour of the state.

Project Directors of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the tournament, Ankush Arora and Nandini Arora, also conveyed their sentiments of gratitude, while encouraging the people to visit the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

“This youth World Cup is also a wonderful opportunity for the people to watch the best young international footballers live from the stadium and show support for womens football, which is fast progressing,” said LOC Project Directors, Nandini Arora and Ankush Arora, in a joint statement.

The event also inaugurated a special initiative for school children called the Kick Off The Dream Football carnival. This carnival, aimed at introducing football to children, features fun football-themed games and activities as well as one five-a-side football pitch and two three-a-side football pitches. The Kick Off the Dream Football Carnival will engage nearly 60,000 school children over 35 days and conclude on 17 October 2022.

Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, Odisha Hockey Promotion Council , Chairman Dilip Tirkey, Development Commissioner PK Jena, 5T Secretary VK Pandian, School and Mass Education Secretary S Aswathy, Sports Secretary R Vineel Krishna, members of India U-17 Women Team along with Head Coach Thomas Dennerby were present in this occasion.

Hosts India – drawn alongside USA, Morocco and Brazil – will be playing all of their group stage games at the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, and the tickets for the games can be purchased from fifa.com/tickets.
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TOP: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launches the Host City Logo for the FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup 2022 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on 10 September 2022.
RIGHT: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and LOC Project Director Nandini Arora at the launching ceremony of the FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup Host City Logo in Bhubaneswar on 10 September 2022.