Updated On: 24 July, 2023 07:46 AM IST | Mumbai | Gordon D’Costa
Matunga lads, champs of previous two editions, confident of defending U-16 title as Mumbai Schools Sports Association’s football season begins today

Don Bosco coach Leslie Machado (left) speaks to the team before their U-16 District Sports Office (DSO) match against Army Public School at the Naigaon Police ground in Dadar yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble
Don Bosco High School (Matunga) are the strong favourites and will look to reaffirm their superiority in inter-school football as the Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) boys U-16 Division-I tournament gets underway at the St Francis D’Assisi High School ground, Borivli, today.
The Matunga boys, who emerged champions in 2019-2020 and 2022-2023, are looking good to complete a hat-trick of triumphs. MSSA did not conduct the tournament in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.