The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on November 24 stated it’ll kick off its formidable Youth Leagues within the second week of December, starting the competitors within the U-17 class.
In order to guarantee truthful play, the AIFF stated it’ll conduct TW3 Tests for the U-13 and U-15 Youth Leagues, beginning in January, as a part of a technique to sort out age fraud.
Over 50 groups are anticipated to take part, with direct entry granted to sides from the Indian Super League (ISL), I-League, I-League 2 and elite academies with AIFF accreditation.
The first spherical of AIFF academy accreditation was accomplished with 30 academies from the elite class getting the grade on the idea of varied standards fulfilled.
The standards included elements similar to residential setup, technical and administration workers, medical and training provisions and different necessary necessities. The superior and primary standards accreditation shall be accomplished subsequently.
The AIFF additionally plans to conduct shock inspections for the accredited academies, and any discrepancies or non-compliance in the direction of the standards as per the accreditation coverage could lead to the stripping of the their accreditation.
AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey stated, “This year, the leagues have been slightly delayed. After three years, the Junior and Sub-Junior National Football Championships Tier 1 and 2 for boys and girls were organised.
“Now, we’re going to kickstart the nationwide youth leagues, for which greater than 30 academies have been accredited after checking all their parameters. Along with them, the I-League and the ISL junior groups may even be participating.
“We will be starting with the U17 league first, followed by the U15 and U13. There will be spotters in most of the games of U13 leagues, to identify talents.”
