Paang NITC

Paang NITC is a football team made up of a few B20s who won 3 trophies in 5 football competitions conducted in the college during the years 2022-2024. The team rose to infame after winning 3 tournaments out of 4 in the year 2022.

Creation

The team was created in January 2022 just days before the Tathva '21 fives tournament. The team initially consisted of Rahul Ahamad, Aadel Abdul Sammad, Samir Mailanchi, Fahad K, Abdullah Wafeeq, Faris Shiyas.

Tathva '21 Fives

The tournament was conducted on January 11-12. It was played in knockout style at the Kho-Kho ground at night. The first game was against KL10 FC, made up of B20s. Paang NITC won the match 2-1. They also won the next game by 2-1. The next day, the first game was against Surattippa FC, which consisted of Anson Regi, who became the NITC Football Team captain next year. After a well-fought 14 minutes, Paang NITC won 4-3, with Samir Mailanchi scoring the winner with just 20 seconds to spare. The next match was the semi-final against fourth years DSP FC. Even though Paang NITC conceded a goal in 2 minutes, they comfortably won the match 5-1. The final was against Sarpatta FC, who won against Fourz FC in the semi-final on penalties, which consisted of the then NITC Football Team captain, Hisham. The final ended on the score 2-0, with goals from Samir and Wafeeq leading the team to victory.