Goa football body slams Minister for soccer academy exit Panaji, Mar 19 Goa Football Association (GFA) President Joaquim Alemao has held Tourism and Housing Minister Micky Pacheco responsible for the shifting of the proposed Rs 100-crore football academy out of the state.
The Minister did not clear the file pertaining to the allotment of land even after the State Cabinet approved the proposal for AIFF-Bharti soccer academy, he said. "It&aposs a big loss ever for Goan football. One man held Goa to ransom. Chief Minister Digamber Kamat and NCP leader Praful Patel tried their best to make Pacheco see reason but he did not listen, and there is nothing much one can do," Alemao said. Pacheco belongs to NCP, a key ally in the State&aposs Congress-led Government. "The land for the academy ad-measuring 1.26 lakh sq mt was cleared by the Cabinet but with the Housing Minister Micky Pacheco refusing to part with the file, it has cost us dearly "he said. http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/527425/Sports/5/20/5 ~(^^)~ Avelino
