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Kiren Rijiju - If India wants to be a sporting powerhouse, we have to promote football

The honourable Union Minister of Sporting and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju interacted with the members of the India U17 Women’s World Cup squad in a virtual session organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). AIFF president Praful Patel too was present at the meeting

The Union Minister interacted with several players from the squad and mentioned that he was looking forward to gathering feedback from the players which will help the central government to further contribute to the sport.

“I want to thank the All India Football Federation (AIFF) for organising this virtual meeting with all the players.