Germany to join hands with Madhya Pradesh to start football academy
Germany is likely to venture with Madhya Pradesh government to start a football academy in Indore along with a World U17 league in a measure to boost the sport in the state. They are planning to bring in German coaches and train local coaches at the academy in accordance with German standards.
Consul General of Federal Republic of Germany in Mumbai, Dr. Jurgen Morhard was in Indore to participate in an industry meet organised by the German Engineering Federation. It was during his visit that he opened possibilities of a tie-up with the state government to start an academy.
"We are exploring a local partner to set up a football academy in Madhya Pradesh. We are in talks with the state government to set up the academy and expect to finalize the deal soon,” said Morhard as per the reports of the Times of India.
Elaborating on future plans, Morhard addressed that a full-fledged training centre will be set up with German coaches helping out local coaches.
“We are aiming to get experienced German football coaches to train local coaches at the academy. It will be open to all age groups and will operate on German standards,” added Morhard.
Germany is also in consultation with the Indore Municipal Corporation to start an U-17 World League, which is likely to be held at the Nehru stadium by 2020.
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