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Following the footsteps of ISL, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) are also looking into the prospects of staging the I-League in a centralized venue, with West Bengal being the frontrunners. The Indian Football Association, which governs football in the state, has shown interest in the same.

The Indian men’s U16 team and the women’s U17 team will assemble in Goa for their respective training camps later this month, following Covid-19 tests and quarantine. The decision has been taken after the state relaxed lockdown guidelines, with Goa also aiming to host the 2020-21 ISL.

Minerva Punjab FC Academy has offered its Mohali campus to the AIFF to conduct junior teams’ camps and its coaching licence courses for the U17 Women’s World Cup and the AFC U16 Championships. Indian football activities are stalled for the time being owing to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Indian footballer Amarjit Singh Kiyam believes that playing for India in the 2017 FIFA U17 World Cup still feels like a dream, even though the Blue Tigers crashed out of the tournament in the group stages. The footballer credited his coaches and the AIFF for the success he’s achieved so far.