Former Arsenal supervisor Arsene Wenger might go to India to advise on youth improvement tasks: AIFF

Former Arsenal supervisor and world governing physique FIFA’s present Chief of Global Football Development, Arsene Wenger might go to India to advise on the youth improvement tasks within the nation, the AIFF stated on Tuesday.

All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey held deliberations with Wenger and different senior officers of the FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) concerning youth improvement tasks in India.

“Mr. Chaubey had exhaustive deliberations with senior officials of FIFA and AFC on youth development projects in India and reputed coach and FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger could visit India to advise on the projects,” the AIFF stated in a launch after a gathering with the representatives of the I-League golf equipment.

Chaubey and AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran had met the FIFA and AFC officers lately in Doha through the World Cup. Prabhakaran knowledgeable the assembly {that a} job pressure consisting of representatives of I-League golf equipment might be fashioned.

“The task force will have regular interactions with the AIFF to finalize strategy and resolve problems whenever it is needed,” the discharge added.

Chaubey stated the AIFF was “aiming for a growth of five hundred percent in Indian football, both from the qualitative and commercial aspects of the game”.

He additionally had dialogue with the golf equipment on their partnership with the AIFF, key strategic areas of the sport, gamers improvement pathway, the league pyramid, the potential areas for the income development, the best way ahead for the rise of economic worth and the way India could possibly be transformed right into a expertise hub of world soccer.

“All the clubs as well as the federation are pursuing a dream that they want to be realized in near future. Our focus is the development of the clubs and the AIFF is with the clubs and will support them to the best possible extent,” he stated.

“It is our duty to improve upon the overall conditions and facilities in the Hero I-League venues, including pitch and light settings. The quality should not be compromised and the clubs will have to be alert on this.” Chaubey pressured on having extra homegrown gamers in as many tournaments throughout the nation.

“Without homegrown players, we cannot build a large pool of local talent,” he stated.

Prabhakaran defined the idea of Elite Youth Leagues and age-group improvement. He stated there might be a top-down method from Elite Youth Leagues to grassroots leagues in all age-groups from U-9 to U-21.

“To have smooth conduct of the game and to give the clubs the opportunity to plan their seasons well in advance, we will announce the annual competition calendar 2023-24 in December 2022 only.”

The assembly was attended by senior officers of Gokulam Kerala, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Sreenidi Deccan, Churchill Brothers, Punjab FC, Rajasthan United, NEROCA FC, Aizawl FC and TRAU FC.