Provisionally approved as a venue for next year's U-17 Women's World Cup, a FIFA team on Friday made another inspection of the Kalinga Stadium here to evaluate the progress and preparations for the global age-group showpiece event.
The FIFA delegation was accompanied by members of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2020 U-17 Women's World Cup.
FIFA's Project Lead of the tournament, Oliver Vogt said, "We're very happy to be here because we know Bhubaneswar is a city which is very passionate about sports. You have hosted the Hockey World Cup and now it's time to shift to football. If Bhubaneswar is selected as a host city, we're very confident that the U-17 Women's World Cup will be a huge success."
"We are extremely pleased and very appreciative of the state government for putting weight behind this initiative. This is a key component for this tournament, and we want to encourage more support to be given for the overall development of women's football."
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