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Establish a football academy with a world-renowned coach

Bharatiya Janata Party · Goa Legislative Assembly Election 2022

Last updated 20 Jun 2026

What does this status mean?

Implementation is progressing towards the commitment.

Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.

Original manifesto wording

“We will establish a brand new International Football Stadium and Football Academy with a world renowned coach in the state and host the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the upcoming years.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifesto

Our Assessment

On track, but not fulfilled. Goa Football Development Council already operated a Residential Football Academy from June 2016, with boarding, lodging, education and football coaching. That pre-election academy is baseline evidence and cannot by itself fulfil the promise to establish a brand-new academy. After the election, GFDC adopted a structured academy-expansion roadmap providing for a U-14 Residential Boys Academy in 2023, U-14 Girls Non-Residential Academies in 2024, a U-16 Residential Boys Academy in 2025 and additional girls and elite academy programmes through 2027. The current GFDC portal confirms that a residential-academy programme is operational with coaching, education, nutrition and accommodation support. These constitute concrete academy development and expansion. However, no approved source confirms construction, inauguration or independent operation of a wholly new standalone international-level football academy with a world-renowned coach distinct from the pre-existing GFDC institution. Status on_track.