Thursday, August 20, 2009

FPWA to send 3 young footballers to Sail Academy


Moving ahead with their plans of develop the State football, Football Players Football Welfare Association (FPWA) will send three budding players to the Indian football hub-Kolkata-for four years. This was disclosed by Vice president FPWA, Sajid Yusuf Dar, on Wednesday.
FPWA has tied up with SAIL Football Academy for the football promotion program. We’ll send three players in U16 age category to this academy for four years. The player will be turned into professional footballers. The academy will look after their education during this time,” said Dar.
Dar said that president FPWA, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, had been in touch with SAIL Football Academy for this football promotion program.
“This is in our program to provide all possible help to the soccer players of the State. Wadoo has confirmed the place for three budding players with SAIL football academy,” said Dar.
Dar said that the players will be selected after selection trials and the names of the selected players will be given to the academy in the first week September.
FPEA has asked the interested players to register their names before the end of this month for the selection trials.
“The association is committed to uplift the standard of the soccer in the State. We’ll develop football at the grass root level to have outstanding future soccer players,” said Dar.

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