Gurgaon to get football academy

To promote football in Haryana,the state is establishing its first Football Academy at Gurgaon.

The academy will start functioning from this month. President of Haryana Football Association and Member of Parliament Deepender Singh Hooda said 31 players up to the age of 20 years have been selected for training at the academy. They will be provided all the facilities of diet,education,medical assistance,sports uniform etc. free.

The academy is partly financed by MDH,a private company which has agreed to provide financial assistance for the academy for three years,with Rs 25 lakh for the first year,Rs 27 lakh for the second year and Rs 30 lakh for the third year. Hooda added that the second Football Academy will be set up at Rohtak. Four divisions – Gurgaon,Rohtak,Ambala and Hisar will be developed as football nurseries. A centre of excellence will also be set up at Rohtak,he said.

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