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PANJIM: The Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) in collaboration with the Goa Football Association (GFA) will organise a two-day football summit to discuss, debate and provide solutions to the decline in all facets of football in the State.
It will be held on October 9 to 10, at the BPS Club, Margao. The main objective of the summit is to identify the problems faced by the different stakeholders and suggest remedial steps to reverse the downward path faced by Goa’s State sport.
The summit will be inaugurated on October 9, followed by discussions through the day. These discussions spanning an hour will focus on coaching, professional clubs, amateur clubs, player perspectives, inter-village football, grassroots, youth football and academies, infrastructure besides marketing, sponsorships and fan engagement.
On the second day, presentations will be made on what has been discussed by the panellist and concrete solutions for the good of Goan football will be offered by the GFDC and GFA.
The panel discussion will see all the stakeholders of Goan football present their views. It will include club owner, top government officials, coaches, marketing experts, international players and grassroots soldiers, who have kept the sport alive at the lower rungs.
Outstation panellists such as NorthEast United CEO Mandar Tamhane, Joint Managing Director of Fan Code Yannick Colaco, former Indian captain and technical director Shabbir Ali and former director of Gujarat Titans and COO of FC Goa Aditya Datta will bring their expertise to the discussion.
