The following dignitaries were present for the inauguration of the centre: Mohammed Shahid Jabbar (Joint Secretary, FAO), Ashok Mohanty (Ex-Assistant Director, Sports & Y.S. Deptt. Govt. of Odisha), Surjit Ghosh (Technical Director, FAO), Dr. Sourya Ranjan Parija (Member, FAO), Mohammed Jakiruddin (Secretary, ECORSA Sports Association), R.K. Mandal (Senior Football Coach) and Shri Sunil Mitra (Member, FAO).