SHILLONG: John Abraham, Bollywood actor and the principal owner of Indian Super League (ISL) franchise NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) revealed on Monday that the Meghalaya city will get its first football training academy under the club’s brand, Press Trust of India reports.
Abraham also mentioned that the CM of the state, Conrad Sangma has promised him assistance to look for land to begin construction work, which is expected to be completed before the 2022 National Games. The event will be hosted in the state, which will coincide with the 50th year of the creation of the state.
“I spoke to the chief minister, Conrad Sangma and he is going to help me look out for land so that I can start my academy for NEUFC here as well so I am excited about it so he’s going to do anything for me before the 2022 National Games,” Abraham was quoted as saying to PTI.
“Depend on when he meets me next, when we can sit and have the meeting identify a place to start an academy. The idea is to train children – boys and girls – educate them, boarding, housing, lodging and everything so it’s a serious business.
“The (academy) idea is to open it up all over but we have got one where they are starting in Guwahati, now Shillong and we want to do something in Imphal, Aizawl and so on and so forth and look everywhere else to all the seven sisters and the one brother.” he signed off.
