Prayagraj: On the occasion of Diwali, the football players of Northern Football Academy organised Diwali Ground Puja on Thursday, 5th November 2026, at the football ground of Vishnu Bhagwan Public School, Jhalwa. According to the academy’s chief coach Indranil Ghosh, the Maidan Puja will include the worship of Ganesh and Lakshmi and the football ground will be decorated with around 1500 candles. Northern Football Academy was established in January 2015 and since then, every year the players and coaches of the academy have been performing Maidan Puja on Diwali.