AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI:  The All India Football Federation Secretary General, Mr. Anil Kumar, along with the AIFF Chief Refereeing Officer, Mr. Trevor Kettle, on Friday, October 25, 2024, visited the Sports Authority of India, Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education in Thiruvananthapuram, with a view to create the first Centre of Referees Excellence (CORE) under AIFF VISION 2047.

The two AIFF officials were hosted by Dr G Kishore, Principal and Regional Head of SAI LNCPE Thiruvananthapuram, and Dr Pradip Dutta, Associate Professor of SAI LNCPE.

After having a look at the sporting facilities at the LNCPE, including football pitches, athletics track, gymnasiums as well as conference facilities and the sports science centre with expert lecturers in anatomy, diet and nutrition and psychology, it was agreed to create India’s first CORE.

AIFF VISION 2047 aims to create five CORE centres across India with each hosting annually various residential programmes targeting new refereeing talent under the age of 23 years, National Match Officials and National Referee Assessors technical training, and all Level 1-5 fitness testing in regional centres.