4 Kashmiri footballers join SFA

Living up to the expectations of the soccer players in the Valley, Football Players Welfare Association (FPWA) which came into being in 2009, has facilitated four budding soccer players of the Valley to join Steel Authority Indian Limited Football Academy (SFA), Bakoro. FPWA had arranged six players for the selection trials out which four were selected.
After much deliberation with the SFA, President FPWA, Mehraj-ud-din Wadoo had arranged the selection trials for the six Valley boys.
Sehbar Nabi of Iqbal Sports, Feroze Ahmad of Food and Supplies football team and Aiman of Novelty Sports were selected in U19 category while as Liyaqat Gul of Young Iqbal has been selected in U16 category.
The six players from valley had participated in trials on January 27and January 28.
Sehbar Nabi, Feroz Ahmad and Aiman have joined the academy on Friday. However, Liyaqat Gul will join the academy next year.
The selected players will be provided all facilities including boarding, lodging and education and the pocket money by the academy for one year.
General Secretary FPWA, Dr Zahoor Haroon, while confirming the selection of the four players said that the selection of the players is part of the football welfare program by FPWA.
“FPWA endeavors to promote football in the step and sending youg players to the top football academies is a step in this direction,” said Dr Harroon.
“It would have been impossible without the efforts of Mehraj-Ud-Din Wadoo,” he added.
Joint Secretary FPWA, Hilal Ahmad Parry, said that they were bound to send the budding soccer players to the football academies out side the State due to lack of facilities here.
“The players would get round the clock upbringing in the academy besides making career in soccer. We don’t have this system here,” said Parray.
Notably, another young soccer player, Mohammad Danish, is expected to join other academy in March.
SAIL football academy trains youths from poor and middle class families. And its alumni are now playing for top clubs of the country such as Mohan Bagan, Chirag United, Mohammedan Sporting, Air India, Tollygunj, Dempo, Indian Army and BSF.
The youngsters are not only coached by international players and trainers from National Institute of Sports, Patiala, they also get a chance to study at state-run schools

UNFEDERATION CUP FOR J&K BANK..coach players of j&k bank at loggerheads

The Internal bickering in premier football team of J&K state, JK Bank has resurfaced and after returning from Federation Cup campaign some of the players and chief coach are at logger heads.
JK Bank performed brilliantly in Federation Cup-qualifiers and were just one win away from creating history by becoming first team to play in main round of prestigious Federation Cup. In the only match lost in their campaign they were defeated by mighty Muhammedan Sporting Club Kolkatta by a solitary goal. Before that team won all the qualifying matches in which they played.
For the superb all round performance players and team were hailed by all the footballers’ lovers of state and they deserved that.
At the end of their last match against Muhammedan Sporting Club Kolkatta which team lost by one goal, coach Abdul Majeed Kakroo in a comment given to local Urdu daily Kashmir Uzma blamed four players for the defeat. He had said that it is only because of the worst performance of those four players that team failed to qualify.
According to sources upon reaching back to Jammu when players heard about the comment made by coach about them they exchanged heated words with coach.
“Players were shocked to know that coach has blamed them for the defeat. They couldn’t believe it; despite putting in such a brilliant performance in the campaign coach has pointed out them for just one defeat. They had no expectations from the coach who himself have played at international level, even captained Indian team” sources said.
“The players in anger went straight to coach and asked him about the reason why he blamed them. Both parties exchanged heated words between them. The players were asking coach to explain how he can give such a irresponsible statement” sources added.
The sources revealed that matter came to the notice of JK Bank Sports Board officials and they asked manager of the team to give details of matter.
“The manager gave full details to sports board and after getting details Sports Board asked to manager to temporarily bar players and chief coach from taking part in practice session till final decision would be taken. The sports board meeting was scheduled to be held few days back but due to non-availability of some sports board officials could not be held” sources said.
When contacted team manager, Zahoor Ahmad Teli denied that there is any internal bickering going on in the team.
He said, “I don’t know where from these stories come up. There is no rift in team and all players and chief coach are taking part in practice sessions daily. In coming days we will be participating in Christians Gold football tournament, you will see all players playing in that.” but whatever manager had to say the internal bickering came out as true as the four players were missing in the team’s match of Christians Gold Cup against JK Police-B on Tuesday played at Jammu.
His other clarification regarding absence of coach from practice sessions was himself contradicted by coach and former international footballer, Abdul Majeed Kakroo, he said said, “I am not attending practice due to health reasons. From last week or so I was not feeling well and opted to have rest for sometime from active work”.
He refused to comment on the feud between him and players over the comment he gave to news daily about player’s performance.
Sources said that internal bickering is nothing new in the team and it has been going on there from some time.
“Last year almost all the players formed group against coach and manager of team and even went on to ask JK Bank management for their removal. However the matter was amicably solved with the intervention of some former footballers of state. Though the matter was solved that time the internal bickering between some players and officials continued and statement of Chief Coach only highlighted that” Sources said.
Sources said that matter is now with Sports Board and it is they who will decide what action should be taken against players and coach.
When contacted General Secretary, JK Bank Sports Board, Muhammad Aslam refused to comment on the matter.
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