FC Goa president Akshay Tandon reveals plans for a large scale football academy
FC GOA PRESIDENT Akshay Tandon has revealed an elaborate plan for an academy complex for the club equipped with all the facilities of a modern football development campus.
In a series of tweets earlier today, Tandon detailed the project which he described as a an attempt to "figure out what would a world class 'Goan' academy look like."
1. 2 Training Grounds.
— Akshay Tandon (@akshaytandon117) February 11, 2021
2. Stadium
3. Covered field
4. Medical Centre
5. Admin/Hospitality Block
6. International School
7. Water tower / onsite Farming / kitchen
and a lot more.
Sustainability isn't a feature it's the foundation... pic.twitter.com/AlGYMratQN
The project is designed to be a complete live-in ecosystem where budding footballers would get round-the-clock care, education and training right where they are growing up.
The plans also lay out how the large-scale project would minimise any adverse effects on the environment, by using renewable building materials, harvesting rainwater etc.
1 football field uses over 1 lac lts. of water / day. we must be conscious of that and ensure that the whole site acts as a rainwater harvesting engine to charge the ground water during the monsoons. Also to ensure that no water is wasted and used across the site. pic.twitter.com/vxkUcNZPvy
— Akshay Tandon (@akshaytandon117) February 11, 2021
The Gaurs' president said he was planning a "road trip to Europe" in March 2020 to try to gain funding for this project, but the plans got delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
I am deeply passionate about this and would love to speak to brands and investors that believe in Indian Football. With a facility like this we can light a fire that can galvanise a billion Indians to dream the same dream by 2034. If you are interested. akshay@fcgoa.in
— Akshay Tandon (@akshaytandon117) February 11, 2021
FC Goa, as a club, are about to face a historic milestone when they take part in the AFC Champions League this year. This will not only give their team a high level international exposure but also provide the management a continent-wide platform where their vision for the club and its developmental activities will be heard far and wide; which makes Tandon's choice to make this plan public a well-timed one.