The AFC General Secretary also debriefed the FAM delegation on several development initiatives that AFC is providing to its Member Associations to develop football in their countries. The football events are postponed in Asia the coronavirus pandemic. "Not only because of the AFC being located in Malaysia, FAM is an important Member Association of the AFC and has been a member since 1954 and we look forward to working with FAM and assisting in the future development of the game in the country."ĭato' Windsor added that the AFC has been encouraged by the positivity and enthusiasm Malaysian football is witnessing after the election of Dato’ Hamidin at the helm of FAM. TEHRAN - Windsor John, general secretary of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), said that the confederation is determined for the AFC Champions League to go ahead. We have always maintained that the progress of our Grassroots program and Academy teams is an important marker to the success of the club, and we look forward to setting the benchmark higher in the coming years,” said club CEO, Mandar Tamhane.Dato’ Hamidin was accompanied by FAM Vice-President Dato' Sri Subahan Kamal and newly appointed FAM General Secretary Stuart Michael Ramalingam at the meeting in which he outlined to Dato’ Windsor John and AFC Directors the FAM’s commitment to work closely with the AFC.ĭato’ Windsor John told Dato’ Hamidin: "We are happy to welcome the FAM delegation to AFC House, the home of Asian football. Windsor, who was Executive Director of AFC in 2012, and later appointed assistant secretary-general last year a move seen by many in the Asian football governing body as recognising Windsor’s ability in the administrative field as the man has been performing his jobs rather diligently, and with so much passion.
“We are very happy to be given this recognition, and it only increases our responsibility towards Youth Development in the country. Several graduates of the club’s Academy now ply their trade with the first team, a pathway that has proven successful for the club’s Youth Development program. Over the years, BFC Soccer Schools has added as many as 20 centres across three states, expanding to Maharashtra and Gujarat, in addition to Karnataka.įurther to this, the club has added the U7, U9 and U11 day-boarding academies in Bengaluru, the club’s U13 and U15 Residential setup in Bellary, the U18 and Bengaluru FC Reserve team and the most recent Elite Program, which brings the best children from BFC Soccer Schools under one roof. The Bengaluru FC Grassroots Development Program, set across Bengaluru and Bellary, has been in operation since the establishment of its BFC Soccer Schools Program in 2014.
Their academies are truly remarkable and have been promising ones to deliver future stars of the sport,” said Das. “I would like to congratulate Reliance Foundation Young Champs Academy and JSW Bengaluru FC Academy for receiving the two-star status. The status, which is subject to re-evaluation after three years as per Article 6 of the AFC Elite Youth Scheme Regulations and Guidelines, has been granted to both entities for their ‘truly remarkable’ academies, according to Kushal Das, General Secretary of the All India Football Federation.
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“We are delighted to confer to the AIFF the AFC Elite Youth Scheme full membership status and the Reliance Foundation Young Champs Academy and JSW Bengaluru FC Academy the two-star Academy status,” stated Dato Windsor John, General Secretary of the AFC.
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Bengaluru are the only professional football club to gain the recognition, with the Reliance Foundation Young Champs Academy being the other. Blues’ Grassroots Development Initiative Is Only Club-Operated Program In India To Earn Recognitionīengaluru: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has conferred JSW Bengaluru Football Club’s Youth Development Program with a two-star Academy status, in addition to its endorsement of the All India Football Federation with full membership of its AFC Elite Youth Scheme.
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