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14 Nov 2026
05:39:53 PM
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News Desk, News Nation 360: Amuzi Sports, a phygital sports ecosystem headquartered in Kolkata, has launched Asia’s first Centre of Excellence in a partnership with AFA Internacional, which is the official player development programme backed by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). This will bring the methodology, values and training philosophy of the Argentine National Team to grassroots football in India. The initiative was launched in Kolkata in front of an AFA International team visiting India. This includes their Commercial & Strategic Alliances Director, Methodology Coordinator, and Local Methodology Lead. Amuzi Sports will set up academies and schools across India to train players at different ages (U-10 to U-20) under the expert guidance of coaches trained by AFA Internacional. The training will be intense, with international tournaments and scouting opportunities to give some of the best Indian talent exposure in Argentina. The launch ceremony included a fireside chat hosted by prominent sports journalist Goutam Bhattacharya. It was graced by West Bengal’s Minister-in-Charge of Industry, Commerce & Enterprises Tapas Roy, BJP State General Secretary Locket Chatterjee, President of Bengal Olympic Association Chandan Roy Chowdhury, and the announcement of a historic partnership between Actor and founder of West Bengal Bangal Football Academy Mithun Chakraborty. It also had Indian football personalities such as Pradip Chowdhury, Shyam Thapa, Jamshed Nassiri, Alvito d’Cunha, Mehtab Hussain, Amit Bhadra, Atanu Bhattacharya, Mihir Bose & Crompton Dutta. Pic: Courtesy