MoU between FIFA, Ministry For Education & AIFF signed for Football For School program in Navi Mumbai

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between FIFA, Ministry For Education and All India Football Federation was signed for Football For Schools program in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra on 30th October 2022.

This is an ambitious program run by FIFA and UNESCO aiming to contribute to the development, education and empowerment of around 700 Million children worldwide.

Under this MOU, efforts will be made to popularize Football among the students. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and FIFA president Gianni Infantino signed the agreement.

The aim of the scheme is to make Football more accessible to boys and girls around the world. Under the program, 25 million students will be trained and 700 Navoday Vidyalayas will be the nodal agency for football in India.