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AIFF-FIFA academy to be launched on Nov 21 in Bhubaneswar
New Delhi:The long-awaited aspiration of All India Football Federation (AIFF) to set up a world class academy will finally become a reality in...
New Delhi:The long-awaited aspiration of All India Football Federation (AIFF) to set up a world class academy will finally become a reality in Bhubaneswar on November 21. The AIFF-FIFA academy, to be launched under the FIFA Talent Development Scheme, will be inaugurated by Arsene Wenger, FIFA Chief of Global Football Development.
“Arsene Wenger will be in India from November 19 to 23. During this period, he and his team will meet ISL, I-League clubs and all those who are involved with Youth Development in Indian football,” AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey said.
“In the past, we have seen several academies coming up in India. Taking a cue from it, our efforts would be to build this academy into a flawless one. We are confident that Wenger’s vast experience and keen understanding of things would be of huge help in turning this academy into a world class facility. I personally remain grateful to the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, for taking the initiative and for sending Wenger to India,” he added
AIFF Acting Secretary General Satyanarayan M said, “This is a giant step towards our long-term vision and investing in youth as young as below 14 is perhaps the greatest start. We will start working on such similar endeavours in other parts of the country to ensure talent does not get overlooked. It is certainly exciting times for Indian football.”
R Vineel Krishna, IAS, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Sports and Youth Service Department, Government of Odisha, said: “We are very excited that Bhubaneswar has been selected for the FIFA Talent academy. “The honourable Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, has directed us to provide all support for the development of football in India. We are working in close partnership with AIFF to create the best facilities for our football players.” FIFA has recommended Sergi Amezcua Fontrodona as the FIFA-trained coach, who will relocate to India to implement the project and act as the head coach at the FIFA-AIFF academy. Amezcua has been a FIFA TDS coach since August 2023 and has previously had the experience of developing football in China, as the Project Director at the Barca Academy Pro Haikou.
