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President Pratibha Patil today congratulated the Indian football team on its maiden Nehru Cup title victory.
New Delhi, Aug 30 : President Pratibha Patil today congratulated the Indian football team on its maiden Nehru Cup title victory.
Congratulating the Baichung Bhutia-led team and Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and All India Football Federation (AIFF) President P R Dasmunsi, Patil said the nation was proud of the team's achievement, team spirit, skills and spirit of sportsmanship.
She also sent her hearty greetings to N P Pradeep for his magnificent performance in the final match.
On Wednesday, India defeated Syria 1-0 to lift the Nehru Cup for the first time in the history of the tournament.
NP Pradeep scored the only goal of the match at the Ambedkar Stadium to beat the 112th-ranked Syrians, who came into the tournament as favourites, and had defeated India in the preliminary round.
Mahesh Gawli was named Man of the Match.
ANI
