The Football Association of Odisha yesterday, July 22 launched their seventh Grassroots Centre in Kundukela (Sundargarh), which will see 30 girls being trained there regularly with Manjushree Patel being the coach of this latest Grassroots Centre. Bhairav Singh Patel (BDO Sundargarh), was present as the Chief Guest in the inauguration …
Read More »SSFL Grassroots Training Camps over – 16 Grassroots Teams formed in 4 Zones!
STAIRS Schools Football League (SSFL) concluded its final phase of Grassroots Training Camps for Under-14 and Under-17 girls and boys across Delhi. The training camps were conducted across various locations across four zones of Delhi. The players chosen for training were spotted at 33 grassroots spotting camps which saw a …
Read More »Bengaluru FC to hold U-16 & U-18 trials for their new Residential Academy!
I-League champions Bengaluru FC recently announced that the club would set-up its own Residential Football Academy at the JSW Township in Vijayanagar, Bellary in Karnataka. To select players for the Residential Football Academy, the club will conduct trials in five different locations across the country – Bengaluru, Kerala, Mizoram, Punjab …
Read More »Goa Football Development Council opens 40th Grassroots centre at Nagoa!
The Goa Football Development Council opened its 40th grassroot football development centre in association with Pax of Nagoa Sports Club at the Panchayat ground in Nagoa, Verna. Inaugurating the centre, Goa Sports and Youth affairs minister Ramesh Tawadkar, in the august presence of MLA for Nuvem constituency Francisco Xavier Pacheco, …
Read More »JSW Bengaluru FC announces plans for Residential Academy!
JSW Bengaluru FC, on Wednesday, revealed its plans of a full-fledged residential academy at the JSW Township in Vijayanagar, Bellary, at a press conference addressed by club COO Mustafa Ghouse, CTO Mandar Tamhane and new Head of Youth Development John Kila at the club offices at the Bangalore Football Stadium. …
Read More »Delhi – STAIRS Schools Football League Grassroots trials over, 477 selected for camps!
The STAIRS Schools Football League (SSFL) concluded its first phase of grassroots selection camps for Under-14 and Under-17 players across Delhi. The camps were conducted at 15 locations across four zones of Delhi and witnessed over 3,000 footballers turning up for the trials. The camps were conducted by the Delhi …
Read More »VIDEO – NDTV: Kolkata Sex workers’ children aim to play at Dana Cup in Denmark!
In an interesting story featured by NDTV for the first time in the history of Indian sports, a team comprising children of sex workers from Kolkata has been invited to play the International Youth Football tournament, the Dana Cup. At least 16 promising footballers from the Durbar Sports Academy are …
Read More »AIFF plans to launch India’s first-ever National Under-13 League next year!
In good news for football development in India, the All India Football Federation will launch a national level Under-13 League next year. AIFF general secretary Kushal Das informed the media earlier today that the new Under-13 League would be open to Under-13 teams from the Indian Super League, the I-League …
Read More »AIFF’s Advanced Grassroots Leaders Workshop kicks-off at AIFF HQ in Delhi!
The All India Football Federation organized Advanced Grassroots Leaders Course kicked-off at the AIFF Headquarters in the Capital today, June 29. 25 members including the Technical Officers from the six states involved with the FIFA/AIFF State Development Programme and Grassroots Development Officers from each of the AIFF Grassroots States, are …
Read More »IYSA-Delhi Josh Academy to hold trials for the AIFF Under-16 I-League 2016!
The capital-based IYSA-Delhi Josh Academy will hold trials over the upcoming weekend (July 2/3) for their IYSA-Delhi Josh Academy Under-16 boys team to participate in the AIFF organised Under-16 I-League 2016. Boys born between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2001 are eligible for the trials which will be held …
Read More »