Kerala to International women’s Football tournament in Kochi
Kerala Sports
Minister Shri V Abdurahman at a press conference organised at the secretariat
earlier today announced Government of Kerala’s collaboration with All India
Football Federation on multiple projects.
As part of the
programmes, and in an endeavour to promote and encourage women’s football, the
Government of Kerala along with the AIFF and KFA will also host an
International Football tournament in Kochi in December 2021, ahead of the AFC
Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 which is slated to be held from January
20-February 6, 2022.
Furthermore,
Kerala will host the final round of the 75th Santosh Trophy National Senior
Football Championship, the minister informed. The next junior and sub-junior
national football championships for boys and girls will also be held in
Kerala.
AIFF Deputy General
Secretary Abhishek Yadav was also present on the occasion, as was Kerala
Football Association (KFA) Executive Committee member Dr. Reginald Varghese.
On behalf of the
AIFF and the Kerala Football Association (KFA), Abhishek expressed gratitude to
the honorable Sports Minister, and the secretariat. “The initiatives being
taken by the Government of Kerala will inspire and provide an ideal platform to
boys and girls from the state to progress to professional football, and also
the National Teams,” he averred.
The AIFF and the
KFA will also support the organization of Golden Baby Leagues as well as the
Youth Leagues from the local level to the state level.
Meanwhile, AIFF
will take the lead to train football coaches. Assistance will also be provided
for training for referees, and special focus will be placed on development of
female coaches and referees.
There have also
been talks to set up a National Team camp in Kerala in the near future
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