New Delhi: Delhi Dynamos FC’s marquee player Roberto Carlos said, Delhi Dynamos have reinforced this time with a new players, new coach, new mentality to find a place at the top three of the charts.
Indian players can prove much more and we are here to help them and improve their skills to become better. Carlos also said, we have come here to promote football in India. It’s is very important for development of Indian football and also for development of Indian culture and Brazilian culture.
Meanwhile, to celebrate the BRICS summit in 2016 in India, Delhi Dynamos FC, the national capital’s team of Indian Super League (ISL), today signed an agreement with BRICS Football Cup management to be their 6th official football team partner, at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.
Indian Super League (ISL) franchise Delhi Dynamos entered into an agreement with BRICS Football Cup tournament organisers to be its sixth football team partner at ASSOCHAM launch of the Football: BRICS U-17 Football Cup 2016 (India).
To celebrate the BRICS summit in 2016 in India ASSOCHAM and in line with the official announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last BRICs summit held Ufa-Russia that India will host an Under-17 Football Tournament on the tenure of India as a host of BRICS summit in 2016 to strengthen relations, promote a safe and protective environment along with corporate social responsibility (CSR) among the five nations, said Mr Joao Gilberto Vaz, Project Leader & Tournament Organiser at an ASSOCHAM event.
The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in partnership with BRICS Football Cup is proposing to organize the first ever BRICS Under-17 football cup next year in India. Delhi Dynamos will also participate effectively in all the grass roots and CSR related activities of BRICS Football cup, said said Mr Vaz, Project Leader & Tournament Organizer at an event.
Speaking on the occasion, Prashant Agarwal, President Delhi Dynamos FC said, “We at Delhi Dynamos FC have always worked towards the development of the game at grassroots level. The partnership with BRICS football cup will not only promote better football interaction among BRICS youths but will also bring together people from different cultures. The tournament will provide a huge platform to young athletes and encourage them to showcase their talent”.
Agarwal further said, given that the BRICS football cup has now kicked off with the Under-17 age group, should the event include a senior tournament in the future, Delhi Dynamos will be proud to represent India at that level as well.
The other agreement was also signed with NIVIA Sports a leading Indian manufacture of sports apparel and professional football balls. NIVIA sports will be the official ball supplier of BRICS Football Cup events. BRICS football cup supports the “Make in India” campaign and involves as much as possible Indian companies and manufactured products on this event.
The agreement was signed by the Delhi Dynamos and Vaz, Project Leader & Tournament Organiser, in the presence of H.E. Tovar da Silva Nunes, Ambassador of Brazil here at New Delhi.
Other speakers who also spoke during the conference were Nikhil Sawhney, Chairman of ASSOCHAM National Council on Sports & Sports Infrastructure and other BRICS nation’s diplomatic representatives.