New Delhi:India’s football federation president Kalyan Chaubey and his Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran have called on the senior officials of the Royal Belgian Football Association at its Headquarters in Brussels and discussed a number of issues aimed at improving the technical knowhow of India, All India Football Federation said on Tuesday.
The Indian delegation was greeted by RBFA President Paul Van den Bulck, CEO Peter Bossaert, Operations Director, Football, Jelle Schelstraete, and advisor Hedeli Sassi during the meeting on Monday.
“We have a very fruitful meeting with the Royal Belgian Football Association, who will help us improve on multiple technical standpoints. Belgium has been one of the leaders in world football in the last decade, and this is a great opportunity for India to gain from their experience.” the AIFF said, quoting Chaubey as saying.
“This is a new dawn for Indian Football, and the positive dialogue with RBFA will further continue to create a synergy for development in areas like scouting, talent development, coach education, youth team training and also the possibility of having exposure tours. More details on these will be finalised in due course of time. The RBFA have some top class facilities, and they have done some exemplary work from their Headquarters, becoming one of the world leaders in football. I’m sure our association with them will further improve Indian Football.” the statement quoted Prabhakaran as saying.
