Student's Football League set up in Kazakhstan
13:50, 24 July 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Today Education and Science Minister of Kazakhstan Aslan Sarinzhipov together with the executives of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan and leading universities has launched the Student's Football League.
"The league is purposed to promote healthy lifestyle among youth. Football enjoys great popularity in Kazakhstan and around the world. We believe, the League Championship will bring education process and patriotism to a new level and unite students across Kazakhstan," the minister said. 8 teams from Astana and Almaty will join the league this autumn. The league finals will be held in Astana in December and will be broadcast on Kazakhstan and KazSport TV channels. The other higher educational establishments of Kazakhstan will enter the league later.