BHUBANESWAR: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday said an AIFF-FIFA academy, a world-class football academy, will be launched here on November 21. It will come up under the FIFA Talent Development Scheme (TDS).
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday in a X post expressed his happiness that FIFA has chosen Bhubaneswar to set up India’s first AIFF-FIFA Talent Academy to nurture football talents in the country. “Odisha government is committed to provide all support for growth of the sport and we are working in close partnership with AIFF to create the best facilities for our football players,” he added.
