Jammu and Kashmir: Authorities host grassroots football camp in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir authority recently hosted grassroot football camp in Srinagar city.
Players participated in the event under the guidance of renowned coaches and trainers.
The sporting activities in the state was hit due to COVID-19 pandemic.
However, the situation is normalising in the Valley slowly.
“Overseas, there is a lot of focus on grassroots. In India the focus on grassroots has been less in football. However, if we could focus more on the grassroots level programme, we too can also compete in European leagues,” said Mohamad Abdullah, a football coach told ANI.
“It is not their fault that they have been sitting at home. Football is resuming after a gap of two years,” he added.
Mohamad Musaib, a trainee, told ANI: “These camps must continue as we and the generations to come can learn from this."
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