Football development centre in Pune
PUNE: In what promises to be a new chapter in Indian football, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel inaugurated the BV & KW’s Abhijit Kadam Football Development Centre (AKFDC) in association with FA, AIFF and Liverpool. AKFDC endeavours to be the India’s first centre aimed at creating football industry professionals by providing courses in coaching and refereeing apart from building a talented football talent base.
Students at the centre will be able to enroll on a number of football related courses, which are to be delivered in partnership with some leading UK colleges. The courses include, coaching, refereeing, sports science, sports turf technology and football industry management. Most of the curriculum will be delivered in Pune but students will be offered the chance to complete some of their studies in UK.
Aspiring young footballers will be able to combine their studies with football playing under the guidance of Liverpool FC coaches.
