Sesa Football Academy's new facility inaugurated in Goa
Panaji, Feb 15 (IANS) Sesa Football Academy's state of the art infrastructural facility was inaugurated at Sirsaim by chief minister Digambar Kamat here Monday. The new facility that has a football turf, 30-seater boys hostel, gym, indoor sports hall, audio visual room and sauna has come up at a cost of Rs.40 million. "The academy is also planning to come up with a spectator stand, a swimming pool and a half-pitch artificial turf. A tie-up with a top professional club in Europe is also in the pipeline," the academy management said in a statement. For the last two years, Sesa's Senior Academy has been an active participant in the Goa Professional League, besides participating in the second division of the I-League, Governor's Cup and various other tournaments. Sesa started its junior residential academy in 1999 in its reclaimed mine site at Sanquelim with a ground, gymnasium and a recreation centre with 36 boys. The only residential academy of Goa, it trains these boys for four years besides allowing them to pursue their academics and all for free.