Shillong, March 22 -- The long-held dream of the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA), football fans and past and present players was realised on Saturday with the launch of the MFA Academy at Polo Ground here in Meghalaya, a major move to further develop the football ecosystem in the state and produce players who will represent the state for years to come.
The launch coincides with the MFA's golden jubilee year and the executive council agreed that the best way to honour 50 glorious years of the MFA was to prepare the groundwork for the next generation of footballers.
Sixty boys have been inducted into the academy, evenly divided between the U-12 and U-14 categories. More than300 eager children turned out for the first phase of trials an...