38 of 50 boys selected for FIFA-AIFF academy scratched
1 year, 3 months ago

38 of 50 boys selected for FIFA-AIFF academy scratched

Hindustan Times  

The team from FIFA led by Arsene Wenger that visited India last month has scratched 38 of the 50 under-14 boys chosen for the academy in Bhubaneswar. AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey, R Vineel Krishna, Secretary Sports & Youth services Odisha and Arsene Wenger, FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development Called AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy, the memorandum of understanding between the national football federation and Odisha was signed in the presence of Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, at the academy on November 21. The FIFA team has conducted two workshops, one of them during Wenger’s visit, and six “super scouts” have been identified who will help AIFF spot the players, he said. Speaking separately Satyanarayan said, AIFF scouts had seen nearly 35 teams in the national championships so the focus would be on the youth leagues where participating teams must also clear medical age-verification test.

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