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9 youngsters from first RFYC batch inducted in professional football

Kolkata, Oct 14 (UNI) Nine players set to graduate as the first batch from the Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) academy in Navi Mumbai, will be signing contracts with leading ISL clubs.
While Aritra Das, Muhammed Basith PT and Birendra Singh are headed to Kerala Blasters FC,
G Balaji and Aqib Nawab will be at Chennay in FC.
Muhammed Nemil at FC Goa, Thoi Singh at Bengaluru FC, Ayush Chhikara at Mumbai City FC and Koustav Dutta at Hyderabad FC.
Balaji and Nawab’s deals are for two years while the other seven players have agreed to three year contracts.
“It is a matter of great pride and joy for us that our young champs from RFYC have embarked on their professional footballing journey with ISL,” said Nita Ambani, founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation.
“We started the academy in 2015 to provide a pathway for talented young players across India to build successful professional careers in the sport. These boys arrived at RFYC in their early teens and I am delighted that they stepped out today as highly skilled players, who have earned a place with the best football clubs in the country.”
These players have spent the last five years at RFYC as the first batch of students to be inducted when the academy was founded in 2015. With the vision to make India a footballing superpower in the future, RFYC selects the best young talent through a pan-India scouting effort each year.
These athletes are offered full scholarships at the academy, with an equal focus on academics and sports.
They train under the tutelage of experienced international and Indian coaches and have access to world-class facilities and training. They also receive high-quality education at the nearby Reliance Foundation School in Koparkhairane. This gives them a holistic environment to hone their skills, with additional support through dedicated departments like Sports Science and Sports Psychology.
This year RFYC was conferred Two-Star Academy status by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
AFC grants two-star status only after an academy meets rigorous criteria based on its ability to provide leadership, planning, organisation, staffing, recruitment, finance, facilities, coaching, player health, coaching and fitness among other requirements.

“In order to unlock the huge potential of Indian football, we need to create a world class eco-system,” asserts Mrs. Ambani. “That has been our goal at RFYC over these last five years. Of course, these are still early days and a lot of hard work lies ahead for these boys at their respective clubs. But I am hopeful the training they have received in all aspects from technical skills, physical fitness, and mental conditioning will hold them in good stead. I am keeping my fingers crossed for their success!”
With 22 new young players joining the programme in the last year, the total students currently training at the RFYC academy is 65, with 22 full-time staff. RFYC also supports AIFF’s coach education efforts, to help strengthen India’s wider sports knowledge eco-system.
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