AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation’s General Secretary Mr. Kushal Das congratulated Aizawl FC for winning the Second Division League and qualifying for Hero I-League 2015-16.

Lauding their admirable achievement, General Secretary Mr. Das said, “Mizoram is one of the states which has come to the forefront of Indian football and that is because of their efforts to improve Youth Development.”

“Mizoram was one of the first states to inculcate the AIFF Grassroots Programme which was initiated by the erstwhile Technical Director Robert Baan and now is being implemented by the current Technical Director Scott O’ Donell”, added Mr. Das.

The AIFF General Secretary urged the State Associations to learn from Mizoram and develop Grassroot and Youth Development Programmes to improve their respective performances.