People forgot football and started playing cricket: Goa CM

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Press Trust of India Panaji
Last Updated : May 23 2017 | 10:57 PM IST
Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar today said people forgot football and started playing cricket.
"Goa has a passion for football. What is the reason that possibly we did not reach that level of performance?," Parrikar asked during the golden jubilee celebration of Dempo Football Club here.
"I think that it is because down the line people forgot football and started playing cricket. That too not with season ball but with tennis ball and two overs, three overs, four overs game," the chief minister added.
Parrikar said it was only during his last term as CM that the Goa government declared football as a state sports.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel was present for the ceremony.
Parrikar also said AIFF should tie up with the state governments to groom the talent.

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First Published: May 23 2017 | 10:57 PM IST