NEW DELHI: Sreenidi Deccan Football Club, the latest entrants into the Hero I-League this season, was launched on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Speaking at the occasion, Andhra Pradesh Sports Minister Shri M Srinivasa Rao remarked: “Mental and physical fitness is coming to Visakhapatnam in such a big way,” while also congratulating Sreenidi Deccan FC on the launch.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das stated, “We welcome Sreenidi Deccan FC to the Hero I-League, and it’s great to see a team from Vizag in the elite group, which would be having the best facilities.”
Sreenidhi will have their first experience of playing in the Hero I-League 2021-22 later this season. The 2021-22 edition of the Hero I-League is set to kick-off in December in Kolkata, the pandemic situation permitting.