PANAJI
Divided into two groups for kids from age 6 -10 years and 10-14 years, the event saw participation in huge numbers with the youngest participant being three-years old. The match featured interactive training session for boys and girls with engaging activities for the audience. The excitement at the field was infectious and went notches higher when famous musician and singer Varun Carvalho entertained the audience with popular songs.
Speaking on the occasion, Sukhvinder Singh- CEO SFA said, "Football resides in the hearts of Goans and through these community interactions we wish to reach out to the budding talents and nurture their skills. Football also helps in instilling good habits of discipline, team work and healthy eating habits in these kids from a young age. It was great to see the parents having a great time with their kids at the academy. We wish to host many such events in the future".
Sharing her thoughts, Nilofer Sandar, a parent at the Football for Fun event said, "It was a very good event and the kids and parents thoroughly enjoyed it. SFA should conduct more of such events."
Kalpana Sahu Mazumdar, another parent added, "The event was very well conducted. Special thanks to SFA Members and all the three coaches, Eduard, Ajay and Charles who gave proper guidance to the kids. Both kids and parents thoroughly enjoyed the event".
On May 9 this year, the multinational natural resources conglomerate, announced a strategic roadmap to actively foster skill development in sports across the country. Sesa Football Academy (SFA) has contributed immensely to the development of football players in Goa and has now opened doors of the academy to develop budding players in football from across the nation and Africa. The skill development model that the company has adopted is to scout young talent and hone them in the sport and equip them with sports-related skills that could help carve professionalism.
Twenty-two boys in the age group of 14-17 have been selected from Rajasthan, Punjab, Kerala, Manipur, Sikkim, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Zambia (where the Group has its operations), apart from the 36 boys from Goa who are already being trained.
