Three Indian U14 boys selected for a 10-day training session with Celtic FC

Scottish legends Celtic FC have selected three Indian U14 boys for a 10-day training in August.

Premananda Singha, Mangal Murmu (both from Kolkata) and Mukesh Kumar ( from Delhi) were selected on the basis of their performances.The 2012 Mahindra Youth Football Challenge Inter-City Leg was conducted at the Bangalore Football Stadium with the six champion schools from the Intra-City tournaments in Bangalore, Delhi, Goa, Kerala, Kolkata and Mumbai.

22 boys were selected from the teams for an intense 4 days coaching with coaches from Celtic FC, according to a media release.

“We are extremely happy today as we identify the boys who will be sent to Celtic FC in Scotland for further training. The Mahindra Youth Football Challenge has grown significantly in the last two years and I am proud to say that we are achieving the objectives that we set ourselves, which is to promote football at the grass roots level,I congratulate the boys and wish them all the very best for a wonderful career ahead.” said Mahindras’ SP Shukla.

“This year, we have again been part of a fantastic Mahindra Youth Football Challenge and it has been a great success. We hope this also gives the selected players a pathway to again progress and improve, when they come and visit the Celtic Academy for the ten day coaching period in Scotland,” Celtic FC’s Mark Reid told.