Last Updated: November 01, 2023, 20:54 IST
Kalyan Chaubey and Arsene Wenger (AIFF)
Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of Global Football Development, had expressed his need to arrange of a central academy in India.
FIFA’s chief of Global Football Development Arsene Wenger shall be visiting India from November 19 to 23, confirmed All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey.
The former Arsenal supervisor had met with Chaubey and AIFF secretary basic Shaji Prabhakaran in August in Australia and mentioned concerning the organising of a central academy within the nation.
Taking to his X (previously Twitter) account, Chaubey thanked FIFA president Gianni Infantino for his eager curiosity in Indian soccer and confirmed Wenger’s India go to dates.
“A big thank you to FIFA President Gianni Infantino for his keen interest in #IndianFootball. Via his office, we now have confirmation on Ars ne Wenger’s India visit from 19-23 Nov. I wish to bring in ISL, ILeague club owners & football NGOs for a spl session hosted by @IndianFootball,” he wrote.
Earlier, Wenger had opened up on his need and inspiration to work alongside AIFF on a expertise growth challenge and hoped to give pleasure to Indian youngsters with soccer schooling.
“I’d say that India is a sporting country, and I’m hopeful that we can bring great joy to children in India and have fun by playing football,” he had informed AIFF.
“I’m confident because I believe that success is linked to education. We want to give the opportunity to educate young people to watch football in India.”
Wenger additionally praised AIFF, terming the organisation as extremely centered and motivated.
“The AIFF is highly focused and motivated to help us do that. I think we will do a great job together.
“I met the president and the secretary general in Australia at the Women’s World Cup, and I must say I was impressed by their motivation and their capacity to organise what we want to do,” he had stated.
Wenger additionally felt that the inhabitants of over 1.4 billion folks is bound to give India an unlimited pool of footballing expertise.
(With inputs from Agencies)
