John Abraham wants to set up a world class football academy in the Indian state of Assam.
The Bollywood actor, who is also the owner of the Indian Super League (ISL) franchise North East United FC (NEUFC), revealed his plans to the Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal during a meeting.
Sonowal informed the NEUFC owner that the state government has accorded top priority to development of sports in Assam.
“We are resolutely working to make Guwahati the sports capital of the country. Our government has given priority to strengthening sports infrastructure and organising international sports events to boost this claim,” Sonowal said.
Sonowal added that the football academy proposed to be set up by Abraham would help the aspiring footballers of the state and his government would provide support and land for setting up the academy.
He said that the government has taken up initiatives to identify talented sportspersons to improve their skills and urged Abraham to take forward the Assam government’s efforts to strengthen ties with the Asean countries through sports.
Abraham also informed the minister about his willingness to work for the promotion and growth of tourism and culture of Assam, including Assamese cinema.
The Bollywood actor said that he would arrange for screening the premiere show of a film based on the storyline of the Pokhran nuclear test in February next year in Guwahati.
