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19 years and counting - Harjinder Singh leading the Chandigarh Football Academy revolution

The experienced coach, who has been the heart and soul of the famed Chandigarh Football Academy since its inception, speaks to Goal...

19 years ago, the then Governor Of Punjab, late Jack Farj Rafael Jacob decided that the state needed a football academy.

He rang former India international and football coach Harjinder Singh to discuss the possibility of setting up an academy in Chandigarh. And the rest is history.

Sometimes you feel Chandigarh Football Academy (CFA) never get the credit it deserves. For 19 years, Harjinder Singh has been the heart and soul of the school that has produced gems for Indian football since August 2000.