SIALKOT, Jan 23 (APP): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar said on Sunday that Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive in collaboration with the Global Soccer Ventures (GSV) and its partners would help reviving football game in the country.
Talking to the media here at Jinnah Islamia College, he urged the youth to participate in the country’s biggest talent hunt initiative to prove their potential in football game.
The SAPM said under the Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive, today, trials are conducted at Jinnah Islamia College Ground to select talented players.
He said the Global Soccer Ventures (GSV) and Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive team is working hard to produce national heroes in football and brighten the name of Pakistan.
He said that Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive would be extended to other areas of the country.
The SAPM said that trials under Kamyab Jawan Sports Drive are being conducted
in 10 regions of the country. He said that out of the ten regions, a pool of 100 children is going to be formed and the final training would be held in the first week of February.
He said under the football drive, 20 kids would be taken to St Patrick’s club, Ireland which is a very good initiative and a total of 5,000 pounds would be spent on every kid.
There is no dearth of talent in Pakistan, he said and added that only the talent needs to be polished.
The SAPM said that state-of-the-art high performance centre is going to be built in Jinnah Stadium Sialkot.He said that in the past, sports and youth were badly neglected. He said that funds allocated for sports in the present government are unprecedented.
Dar said this is the second Talent Hunt Drive in Sialkot during the last two weeks.
A few days ago, cricket trials were held in Sialkot in collaboration with Lahore Qalandar and the talent that was picked (Muhammad Zahid) is now a part of Lahore Qalander, he said.
The SAPM said that Sialkot had produced national heroes in the past, saying that there
is a lot of potential in the people of Sialkot. He said the Punjab government had released Rs 150 million for the revival of Sialkot Hockey Stadium, added the same amount is also released for Football Stadium.
Karel Freaye, Belgian UEFA licensed coach said that initially more than 200 players
took part in the trial.
Despite the inclement weather, the trial of 72 players and 35 goalkeepers were conducted today, in which players proved their talent, he added.
Source: VNS, Islamabad
