The Tangkhul college league: how Ukhrul’s campuses became a football factory
The hill district's college football league has produced a national-team player and a dozen professionals.
The college football league of Ukhrul district — a tournament of eleven campuses, played on pitches carved from hillsides — has become the most reliable talent pipeline in Manipur’s football.
The league’s alumni include a national-team player and a dozen professionals across the I-League and ISL.
Coaches credit the league’s structure: every college fields a team, every team trains year-round, and scouts know exactly where to come.