The Nehru Stadium right here will be rebuilt and reworked right into a 30,000 seater unique soccer venue with world-class services, a prime official of Assam Football Association (AFA) mentioned on Sunday.
AFA’s common secretary Sangrang Brahma mentioned this forward of the India-Aghanistan 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier to be performed within the metropolis on Tuesday.
“Nehru Stadium will be demolished and rebuilt into a football-exclusive stadium which would be of international standard. It would be an exclusive football stadium of international standards in India. Work on it would start soon,” Brahma advised PTI Videos.
Brahma knowledgeable that the AFA additionally plans to arrange 10 soccer academies within the state for growing grassroots stage expertise apart from a devoted centre of excellence within the capital.
“We are planning to establish at least 10 academies in Assam in various locations. We also have a plan to establish a high-performance training centre that would be based in Guwahati.” India and Afghanistan settled for a 0-0 draw after failing to flip their alternatives into objectives of their first leg Group A fixture of the World Cup Qualifiers in Abha, Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
