Reading Football Club (RFC) of England and All Arunachal Football Association (AAFA) will sign an MoU to scout soccer talent all over the state before training them at Itanagar. RFC consultant Tomo Nomuk was in the state on a mission to expand the Reading FC’s banner globally. He reached the country on August 25. [caption id=“attachment_1092573” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Reuters[/caption] “There is no dearth of talent in this Himalayan state and RFC will provide the expertise to hone up the hidden talent,” he said after holding a discussion with AAFA president and Lok Sabha member Takam Sanjoy here yesterday. RFC director Eamonn Dolan and deputy director Lee Heron during their visit to the state in October last year had commented, “There was no reason why Arunachalees cannot carve a niche for themselves in soccer map of the word. “Arunachalees are proving their excellence in sports and games in national and global arena, we are serious to promote soccer with the state government attaching top priority to sports sector,” Sanjoy said. PTI
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