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Brazilian coach hails award to 'Inshallah
Football'
Thursday May 03, 2012 08:09:59 PM,
IANS
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Srinagar: Brazilian
football coach Juan Marcos, who has been coaching Kashmiri players
for several years, Thursday expressed happiness over the national
award to Ashvin Kumar's documentary 'Inshallah Football' but added
that his programme has been facing serious hardships in the
Valley.
"I am extremely happy to hear about the award to the director of
the documentary, but it does not make much difference to my work
in Kashmir as I have been facing serious hardships here," Marcos
told IANS.
He said his coaching programme has been banned by the Jammu and
Kashmir Football Association, creating a major hurdle to his
coaching ambitions in the Valley.
"My aim is only to coach the local boys and exploit their natural
talent for the game, but unfortunately this has received a serious
setback because of the ban," Marcos said.
Marcos sent six local players for training to Brazilian football
coaching academies last year.
"The boys have returned after undergoing training there and
obtaining certificates. They are now training others in the
academies I have set up in different districts.
"Every thing went well till the local football association wrote
to the government to ban my programme. I was told that my
programme has been banned because I am a Christian missionary,
which is totally wrong," he said.
Marcos had been training local players at the Polo Ground in
summer capital Srinagar, but after the ban he is not allowed to
use the ground for his programme.
"I continue to train in other smaller grounds, but am extremely
disappointed by the decision of the local football association,"
he said.
Marcos and his wife Priscilla are living in Srinagar for the last
seven years.
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