U-17 Women’s World Cup: Union Minister Pradhan To Root For India At Kalinga Stadium Today

Bhubaneswar: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be among the dignitaries to be present at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday evening when hosts India kick off their FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup campaign against the USA.

“I will be at the #KalingaStadium tomorrow to root for the Indian women’s team at the #U17WWC. Let a billion cheer be behind #TeamIndia as they take on the USA tomorrow. Let us #KickOffTheDream!” Pradhan tweeted on Monday.

I will be at the #KalingaStadium tomorrow to root for the Indian women’s team at the #U17WWC.

Let a billion cheer be behind #TeamIndia 🇮🇳 as they take on the USA 🇺🇸 tomorrow.

Let us #KickOffTheDream! @IndianFootball @kalyanchaubey @sports_odisha @Media_SAI pic.twitter.com/tQKKMYxAlP

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) October 10, 2022

Pradhan earlier met FIFA secretary-general Fatma Samoura and AIFF officials, before addressing a press conference.

Admiring Samoura’s passion for education, empowerment of children and her regard for India, Pradhan said that they have agreed to take the Football for School programme to all the 760-odd districts in India in a big way.

Admire Ms. @fatma_samoura’s passion for education and empowerment of children and her regard for India.

Keeping in view the large network of schools under @EduMinOfIndia, Ms. Samoura and I agreed to take the #F4S programme in all the 700+ districts in India in a big way. pic.twitter.com/yPxMnKyVS7

— Dharmendra Pradhan (@dpradhanbjp) October 10, 2022

Pradhan said that the Indian government and AIFF are committed to promote sports and create a mass movement for football, especially among school children in line with PM Narendra Modi’s “vision of a developing India as a sporting superpower as well as ensuring a #FitIndia.”