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The landmark collaboration between Sports For All and News9 initiative Indian Tigers and Tigresses will provide a major boost in the hunt to unearth young footballing gems in the country.

New Delhi: Thousands of young aspirants in Hyderabad now have access to the ‘News9 Indian Tigers and Tigresses’ campaign through the SFA Championships 2024.

Sports For All has tied up with TV9 Network in a major boost in the hunt to unearth exciting young footballing talent in the country in the age groups of 12 to 14 and 15 to 17. SFA will be working with TV9 Network’s ‘Indian Tigers and Tigresses’, arguably the country’s biggest football scouting platform.

News9 Indian Tigers and Tigresses is the world’s largest football talent hunt to identify and train boys and girls in the age group of 12 to 14 and 15 to 17 years across the country. The scouting process will engage talented youngsters in the country and the best of the lot will be felicitated in Germany in early 2025.

The initiative to “catch them young” to power Indian football is supported by the best in the business from Europe – DFB Pokal, Bundesliga, India Football Centre, IFI, BVB, and RIESPO among others.

The News9 ‘Indian Tigers & Tigresses’ initiative envisions a future where Indian footballers are given opportunities to be in the global spotlight akin to any of the major footballing nations in the West. This is also one of the pillars that need to be leveraged in India’s ascendancy in the global head table.

That starts by giving these players a level playing field, making football a serious career option for these talented youngsters and training them to be world-class players from a young age.

Sports For All joins TV9 Network’s football revolution

At the SFA Championships currently on in Hyderabad till October 28th, young footballers will be able to register for the ‘Indian Tigers and Tigresses’ talent hunt at the kiosk available. Providing a golden chance to youngsters from Hyderabad to participate in the News9 Indian Tigers and Tigresses campaign, the SFA Championships, the biggest of its kind in the country, features more than 23000 students from nearly 400 schools in the city.

Darpan Kumar, Chief Revenue Officer of SFA said: “We are excited to partner with TV9 Network and the ‘Indian Tigers and Tigresses’ at the SFA Championships in Hyderabad. This collaboration strengthens our mission to inspire young athletes and promote grassroots sports excellence across India, fostering the next generation of sporting talent.”

The SFA Championships are part of a larger initiative by SFA to professionalise, organise, and monetise grassroots sports in India. The aim is to build a strong sports culture and inspire youth to engage in sports through joyful and competitive experiences. The 2024-25 Championships will take place across 10 cities in India featuring 150,000 students from over 7000 schools playing 31 sports.

The SFA Championships have grown consistently since their inception and continue to add new cities and participants each year. This partnership underlines the reach and impact of the SFA Championships at a grassroots and participatory sports level.

All football matches, alongside 25 of the sports at the Championships, will be broadcast live on SAF’s website.

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