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Stan Rayan

Wayanad United and Kovalam shift focus to youth development

With things finally falling into place for the Super League Kerala, which will kick off in September, questions are now popping up about the three prominent Kerala Premier League teams which have a tie-up with SLK sides.

What are KPL’s prominent teams like Wayanad United FC, Kovalam FC, and Tirur’s SAT, which are also led or owned by the new Super League franchisees of Kannur Squad FC, Thiruvananthapuram Kombans FC or the Malappuram FC, planning?

“We will play in the KPL but the focus at Wayanad United will be on grassroots and youth development,” said Shameem Backer, WU FC’s president and co-owner of SLK’s Kannur Squad, in a chat with The Hindu on Saturday.

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