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
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