PANAJI: Vedanta’s SESA Football Academy (SFA) felicitated young graduating students of its academy at a convocation ceremony event held here Monday at the International Centre of Goa.
The convocation ceremony attended by core team leaders of SESA Football Academy felicitated 15 students of 2014-18 batch.
Since inception, SFA has trained more than 150 footballers at the residential academy. Past graduates from SFA have served in the national teams, Indian Super League (ISL) clubs, I-League clubs of India and football clubs in Goa. Including seven players who have earned the national team cap and six players who played the elite ISL last season. Presently 38 boys from Goa and 28 youngsters from across the country and Zambia are a part of the 2017 batch.
SESA Football Academy president Annanya Agarwal said: “Sesa Community Development Foundation (SCDF) has immensely contributed through various CSR initiatives to the local communities in the past and would continue to do so."
CEO–Football Project for Vedanta SESA, Goa, Sukhvinder Singh reiterated Vedanta’s commitment to community development through skill development and sports for youth, and football in particular. The academy, which also has a strong focus on empowering girls and women through their engagement in football training and coaching, will continue its sponsorship association for the Women’s Football League second edition that kicks off this July.
Announcing Vedanta’s vision towards achieving the milestone, Singh shared: “The time is apt as the nation now sees a great amount of interest generated around football. At SFA, we aim to raise the standard of football by providing professional training to these children and creating a conducive environment for this sport in India."
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