AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: The FIFA-AIFF Telangana Talent Academy for boys and girls were jointly inaugurated by the Hon'ble Governor of Telangana, Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla, and the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri A Revanth Reddy, at the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday, June 19, 2026.

The inauguration marked a significant milestone in Indian football's talent development ecosystem. The boys' programme is the second such project in the country (after Bhubaneswar), while the girls' programme is the first in India and only the second of its kind in the world after Hong Kong.

Also present at the inauguration were Shri Vakiti Srihari, Hon'ble Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Government of Telangana, Shri Shivsena Reddy, Chairman, Sports Authority of Telangana, and Dr Sonibala Devi Akoijam, IFS, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Sports Authority of Telangana.

Located at the Gachibowli Stadium Complex, the Academy will provide year-round high-performance training, with residential and football facilities, education, medical care, nutrition, and mental wellness to the young elite talent of Indian football.

The establishment of the FIFA-AIFF Telangana Talent Academy, under FIFA's Talent Development Scheme, has been made possible through the collaboration between FIFA, AIFF, the Government of Telangana and the Sports Authority of Telangana.