Importance of Sports & Games
Sports and games are very important for physical and mental health of the youth. Playgrounds are much necessary for better mental and physical growth and fitness of young generation.
Where, there is no playgrounds, theifs and robber are found frequently in such a locality. Thanks to Allah Almighty that Kanganpur city has a beautiful grassy playground in shape of Ahsan Stadium.
History of Ahsan Stadium Kanganpur
Feeling the importance of sports and games for the youth of locality, in 2011, with the sincere efforts of Ch. Ahsan Raza Khan, the then MPA PP 180 & Parliamentary Secretary Literacy and Non Formal Education Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister of the Punjab issued a special package of grant amounting 10.117 million rupees for the construction of playground in shape of Ahsan Stadium inside Government Higher Secondary School Kanganpur.
The construction work started on 1st June 2011 and completed within the duration of six months. Punjab Sports Department constructed beautiful dressing pavilion and seating steps for visitors.
Officials of Punjab Sports Department
Ahsan Sports Stadium Kanganpur is working under Punjab Sports Department. Mr. Maamon Iqbal is present Administrator of Ahsan Stadium Kanganpur appointed by Punjab Sports Department.
Other officials who are appointed by Punjab Sports Department at Ahsan Stadium are Rana Abid Baildar, Gulzar Ahmad Chokidar, Sajid Sadiq Naib Qasid, Lubna Bibi Sweeper, Sajid Manzoor Baildar and Maqsood Ahmad Baildar.
Different Tournaments Played Here
The land of Kanganpur is very fertile in context to sports and games. Annual sports competitions of Government Higher Secondary School always held every year in the same ground of Ahsan Stadium in which only students of this institution take part.
Moreover, Hazrat Baba Naik Mard Football Tournament has been playing in the same ground in August and September every year for last 25 years. Shahswar Cricket Team Management arranged Azadi Cup Tournaments here. Total 25 annual Azadi Cup Tournaments played in this ground till 2013.
After this, Ahsan Raza Cricket Tournament has also been arranging here regularly under the supervision of Zia Khanzada from 2014. Now a days, 5th season of Kanganpur Super League for cricket is playing here.
The management of KSL Season 5 consists upon Ch. Waqar (Chairman), Ch. Iqbal (President), Mian Mudasar Ansari (Vice President), Syed Sarwar Shah(Treasurer), Mirza Hamayun Sarwar (Chairman Ground Committee), Ch. Amjad Habib (General Secretary) and Mirza Taimur Sarwar (Press & Media Secretary).
Some Pictures of Stadium are here:
