Portuguese football giant FC Porto has signed a partnership agreement with Sialkot Football Academy to establish Pakistan’s first Dragon Force Academy, bringing the club’s internationally recognised youth development methodology to one of Asia’s largest markets.
The Sialkot Football Academy is a flagship project of Forward Sports, the Sialkot-based manufacturer of official Fifa World Cup match balls.Through the partnership, a statement issued by Pakistan’s embassy in Portugal said FC Porto will conduct a comprehensive and intensive training program for young Pakistani athletes as well as develop coaches and managers.
“This collaboration will offer talented young Pakistanis a unique opportunity for growth, both on and off the pitch, through an internationally recognised methodology, so that our youth can be not merely spectators but players in global sporting events in the years ahead,” it added.
