Sportstar Aces 2024, Popular Choice Awards: Gokulam Kerala women nominated for ‘Club/State Team of the Year ‘ Award

The Gokulam Kerala women’s football team established itself as the most successful women’s side in India by securing a hat-trick of Indian Women’s League titles in 2023.

GKFC women also finished as the runner-up in the 2022-23 Kerala Women’s League and its players made substantial contributions at the national level. | Photo Credit: AIFF Media

The Gokulam Kerala Women’s football team was nominated for the ‘Popular Choice — Club/State Team of the Year‘ award for the upcoming Sportstar ACES Awards 2024.

Gokulam Kerala established itself as the most successful women’s side in India by securing a hat-trick of Indian Women’s League titles in 2023. It also finished as the runner-up in the 2022-23 Kerala Women’s League and its players made substantial contributions at the national level.

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Indumathi Kathiresan played a crucial role in Tamil Nadu’s victory in the Senior Nationals after a five-year gap. Additionally, players like Ashalata Devi and Dangmei Grace made significant impact with the national team.

IWL title with @GokulamKeralaFC 🏆
Senior Women's National Championship with Tamil Nadu 🥇
Leading role in the Indian side 🇮🇳

Not many Indian footballers had a better 2023 than Indumathi Kathiresan.

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— Sportstar (@sportstarweb) July 3, 2023

In 2023

• Most successful women’s team in India’s top division
• Won a hat-trick of Indian Women’s League titles, including the 2023 season
• Finished as runner-up in the 2022-23 Kerala Women’s League
• Players from GKFC contributed well for club and country Indumathi Kathiresan helped Tamil Nadu win the Senior Nationals after five years, while Ashalata Devi and Dangmei Grace impressed with the National team

About ACES Awards 2024

There are 21 categories of awards this year – five Popular Choice and 16 Jury awards.

The five Popular Choice awards are ‘Sportstar of the Year (Male)‘, ‘Sportstar of the Year (Female)‘, ‘National Team of the Year’, ‘Club/State Team of the Year’, and ‘Moment of the Year’.

The Jury Awards are Sportsman of the Year (Individual Sports, Track and Field, Team Sports, Parasports), Sportswoman of the Year (Individual Sports, Team Sports, Track and Field, Parasports), Coach of the Year, Best State for Promotion of Sports, Best Corporate for Promotion of Sports, Best PSU for Promotion of Sports, Best College/University for Promotion of Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award, Young Achiever of the Year (Boy), Young Achiever of the Year (Girl)

There will also be a separate Chairperson’s Award for Sports for Social Good, which will honour individuals or organisations that have used the power of sports to make our world a better place.