Sir,
Greetings!
Below, kindly find the press release for SESA Football Academy skipper
Anil Chavan signs for ISL giant ATK. Kindly consider and publish the
same in your esteemed daily.
Best,
Carol Mascarenhas
PRESS RELEASE
SESA Football Academy skipper Anil Chavan signs for ISL giant ATK
24th July 2019, Panjim: SESA Football Academy today announced that its
Captain Anil Subhash Chavan has signed for Indian Super League (ISL)
side ATK and will join their developmental squad. The 20-year-old
defender from Goa will make his debut this season, in the upcoming
Durand Cup 2019 and is the second graduate from SESA FA to join the
Kolkata based club.
Anil led SESA FA squad to a remarkable promotion to the Goa Pro League
by delivering a stellar performance in the GFA First Division League
last season. A versatile defender, he registered two goals and five
assists for SESA FA in his 12 appearances during the league.
SESA Football Academy President Mr. Annanya Agarwal congratulated Anil
and commented, _“Anil was always one of the brightest stars of our
academy and I am proud of him achieving this significant milestone in
his life. It is our aim at SESA FA to nurture talented footballers at a
young age and we will continue to produce more players like Anil in the
future. We are on the right path to becoming the biggest contributor to
Indian football.”
DEGGIE CARDOZO, HEAD COACH, ATK RESERVES said, _“We have signed Anil as
a promising asset owing to his strong credentials and past
performances. He is the second graduate from SESA FA after Denzil Franco
to have been inducted in our squad and looks propitious for our club and
we see a bright future for him ahead.”
In his five years' tenure at the academy, the youngster underwent a
rigorous training regime and developmental plan as a trainee. He
delivered some eye-catching performances in the league and bagged three
man-of-the-match trophies in the league campaign.
“I owe this success to SESA FA whose constant support and the right kind
of guidance has primed me into bringing the best out of me. I am very
excited to begin my new journey with ATK and thrilled to be a part of
such a prestigious club,”_ said a delighted ANIL CHAVAN.
ABOUT SESA FOOTBALL ACADEMY: Vedanta – Sesa Goa Iron Ore as part of
its commitment to serve the community established Sesa Football Academy
(SFA) in the year 1999, with the prime objective of nurturing young
football talent from Goa. SFA is built on the reclaimed mine at
Sankhali-Goa and is run on a residential basis and imparts systematic
and scientific training and lays emphasis to develop the potential and
grooms the youngsters to become full-fledged professional players. SFA
takes care of the formal education of the trainees during the four year
training period.
Within a span of 20 years, SFA has made a tremendous impact on the
football fraternity in Goa and across the nation. Young football
enthusiasts aspiring to become professionals show keen interest to join
the academy. From the inception of SFA around 170 trainees benefitted
from the Academy.
The Academy is proud of the budding sportsmen who passed out from the
institution and are most sought after with some of them playing for
India’s senior team, I-League clubs of India and local clubs in Goa.
SFA patronized and mentored the sportsmen even during the critical times
of the mining ban.
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