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AIFF’s ‘Just Play’ initiative to promote grassroots football

The Goan Network

MARGAO

The All India Football Federation’s General Secretary, Kushal Das and Technical Director Scott O’Donell met with Kieran Lilley of Football Federation Australia and Franck Castillo of Oceania Football Confederation, as part of the ‘Just Play’ initiative taken by the AIFF to extend the horizons of football in India, at the AIFF headquarters on Sunday.

Also present on the occasion was FIFA Regional Development Officer, Dr Shaji Prabhakaran.

A sports development programme, Just Play, is managed by the Oceania Football Confederation in partnership with the Football Federation of Australia. Through the programme, children between the ages of

6-1 2years, will learn, grow and explore the ‘beautiful game’. AIFF’s Technical Director Scott O’Donell said: “Just Play gives us an opportunity to help expand our grassroots programme through the schools via PE teachers and outside schools. Just Play is developed to help address the lack of engagement of children and young people with physical activities,” he added.

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