The Women Football Academy in Kakching in Manipur honed the skill of budding players.
These young girls are sweating out at the academy to realize their dreams of representing India at the international platform in near future.
Established in 2003, the academy is run by Y Satya Singh and has produced several good players since its inception.
The academy has a well equipped teaching team including several coaches, physical trainers and doctors.
The girls are being given rigorous training under chief coach Ksh. Ibomcha and coaches Khetrimayum Birbal Singh and Moirangthem Nilo Singh.
"We do not have proper play ground and infrastructure so if All India football federation (AIFF) helps us then we will be very successful as this is the only women football academy in Northeast," said Moirangthem Nilo Singh, secretary and coach.
The academy, which has trained over 200 players, including 6 international and 20 national players till now, has some 32 trainees enrolled at present.
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The academy has won several tournaments including U-15 championship in Kakching, the Nehru Yuva Kendra Football tourbament in Thoubal and the 1st Subroto Mukherjee Cup U-17 championship in 2012.
The academy that currently runs at the DSA Kakching playground is looking forward to have its own playing area.
"I didn't know about this academy earlier. This institute was set up in 2003. My uncle is member of the committee. I got inspired after seeing the girls playing in the field and joined the academy in 2006," said Jania, a trainee.
"Recently, we won the senior women's national football championship. Bembem was the captain and our team was really good. So even in the future we want to win more championships," said Panthoi, National Goal Keeper and a trainee.
Manipur has produced a number of good footballers like Renedy Singh, Bembem Devi, Gouramangi Singh and Irungbam Surkumar Singh and who have brought laurels for the state and the country.