Football youth league launched in Uttar Pradesh

The worlds biggest talent scouting and training programme, Uflex Stairs School Football League (SSFL), saw the launch of its Uttar Pradesh chapter here on Tuesday.

After a successful stint in Delhi and Gujarat, the SSFL will aim to make a similar impact in the most populous state of India in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh.

"The objective of SSFL-Uttar Pradesh is to identify, support and nurture football talent in the most populous state of India. We have been getting continuous support from Uflex Ltd -- India's largest flexible packaging company as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative," the SSFL said in a statement.

The SSFL will initially operate in two regions of Uttar Pradesh -- Gorakhpur and Varanasi -- which will consist of eights districts of Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Varanasi, Deoria, Kushinagar and Gorkahpur.

--IANS

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