The Football Association of Odisha (FAO) and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) inaugurated the AIFF Girls Grassroots Coaching Course at the OCA Conference Hall in Cuttack on Friday morning.

A total of 30 female candidates from various parts of Odisha are participating in the course. All India Football Federation’s Anju Turambekar is the Instructor for this course while Sradhanjali Samantray is the coordinator.

The inaugural ceremony took place in presence of Tadit Kumar Rout (Vice President, FAO), Dillip Kumar Sahoo(Vice President, FAO), Rushinath Sahoo (Joint–Secretary, FAO) and Avijit Paul (Joint Secretary, FAO).

The AIFF Girls Grassroots Coaching Course is the second one to be conducted in the country, while eight such courses are scheduled to be conducted around the country soon.