BHUBANESWAR 06-Jul-2018
Odisha lad Prakash Naik and 18 others graduated in the 13th batch of cadets of the Tata Football Academy (TFA) yesterday. The convocation ceremony of the batch was held at the Michael John Auditorium in Jamshedpur. The 19 cadets from seven States celebrated their graduation from the academy after a four-year residential training course designed to develop their potential to the fullest.
Prakash, a native of Harijan Sahi in Sutahat area of Cuttack city, started playing football from his home club Rohit Academy in 2007. He played FAO First Division League for Azad Hind Club and tournaments for Bhubaneswar-based Unit-VI Athletic Association before joining TFA in 2015. Naik was spotted through Tata Steel’s nation-wide talent hunt scheme `Tata Tea Jaago Re Soccer Stars’in 2012. He went to Italy on a 15-day exposure tour and represented India in a youth tournament in Milan.
