KARACHI: Romildo Sanchez, a Brazilian football coach, arrives here on Sunday to train young footballers aimed at uplifting the game of football in Pakistan.

The US-based Sanchez has been invited by the Foundation United Soccer Academy, which works under the management of the Foundation Public School.

“Mr Romildo Sanchez, who is director of the Players Club of Tampa Bay, a youth football organisation, is fully committed towards football development,” read a statement from the Foundation Public School.

“He feels that we should take advantage of a child’s innate ability to learn while at the same time teaching them the beauty of football,” it added.

For the past 20 years, Sanchez has been helping children in the US develop their skills by teaching them the fundamental and technical aspects of football.

He has been invited here to train the kids of different schools, five district associations of the provincial metropolis, particularly for Lyari where football is a popular sport.

Sanchez will hold interactive sessions with different coaches at various venues during his ten-day tour.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2017