![]() ![]() ![]() It is truly an honour for us to celebrate his birthday as AIFF Grassroots Day,” he said. “I have personally experienced how he wanted to take Indian football forward by strengthening grassroots football. Our flagship grassroots programme, Blue Cubs is designed to reach every corner of India and today, when we are celebrating AIFF's first ever Grassroots Day, I feel touched as this is the day our legend PK Banerjee was born and he touched many lives with his on and off pitch exploits. The Federation also released the Blue Cubs manual on Friday, June 23, 2023, which is aimed at taking the grassroots game in India forward.ĪIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran said, “For us strengthening and broad-basing grassroots football is an absolute priority. “This is also the AIFF’s Foundation Day, which makes it a perfect occasion to celebrate the very tool – Grassroots – with which we can push football ahead in India.” PK Banerjee (Image credits: Sportstar) “Pradeep da was truly one of the finest players of his days, and has contributed so much to Indian Football, even after retiring from the game,” said Mr Chaubey. ![]() The Blue Cubs initiative that was launched earlier this year, with the aim of creating an extensive and robust grassroots structure across the country, will play a key role in improving the level of football.ĪIFF President Mr Kalyan Chaubey said, “Grassroots is at the very heart of the plan we are executing here at the Federation, and there is no better day than the 87th birth anniversary of our dear Pradeep da (PK Banerjee)to earmark our journey to make India a successful footballing nation. The Federation had already announced its intent to create a long-term plan for the development of football, Vision 2047. Exactly a year later, the All India Football Federation was founded as the governing body of the beautiful game in the country.Īs football in India has changed, evolved, experienced highs and lows over almost nine decades, the Federation has decided to mark the auspicious day of June 23 as the AIFF Grassroots Day, with the aim of improving football from the ground up. It was on this day in 1936 that a certain Pradeep Kumar Banerjee was born in a pre-independence India, where football had just begun to play a role in inspiring the youth. NEW DELHI: June 23 is an auspicious day in Indian Football. Hero National Beach Soccer Championship. ![]()
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