Up to RM6.5 million from the national football development fund has been disbursed to the FA of Malaysia (FAM) for grassroots development activities this year.
Deputy Sports Minister Datuk Razali Ibrahim said the expenditure, comprising 65 per cent of the fund's RM10 million allocation, includes the salaries of 112 coaches, equipment and costs of organising junior tournaments.
"When talking about developing football at the grassroots level, RM10 million is nothing compared to South Korea which spends about RM300 million annually.
"When talking about developing football at the grassroots level, RM10 million is nothing compared to South Korea which spends about RM300 million annually.
"We have been allocated an additional RM10 million for 2012 under the new budget but there are no assurances we will continue receiving this amount in the future.
"And of this amount, 65 per cent has gone to FAM for various initiatives, including the training and payment of coaches, equipment and other costs," said Razali after chairing a football development committee meeting in Bukit Jalil yesterday.
The committee, with representatives from the Sports and Education ministries, the National Sports Council, FAM and other stakeholders, has been tasked with ensuring Malaysia's qualification for the 2019 World Youth Cup with some 1,600 children under the age of 12 training at 14 state centres under 112 coaches with former national goalkeeper Lim Kim Choon supervising the programme.
The committee, with representatives from the Sports and Education ministries, the National Sports Council, FAM and other stakeholders, has been tasked with ensuring Malaysia's qualification for the 2019 World Youth Cup with some 1,600 children under the age of 12 training at 14 state centres under 112 coaches with former national goalkeeper Lim Kim Choon supervising the programme.
These players represent the first batch of talent to be groomed for the 2019 target with a new batch to be identified next year as the committee looks to develop talent at every age group.
Razali said the first test of these budding players will be a "MyKids" tournament in Tronoh, Perak on Nov 21-30 involving all 14 training centres.
"The top four teams from this tournament will advance to the Champions of Champions tournament in December where all the winners of the various junior tournaments organised in the country will compete in a single event to determine the best of the best," he said.
The Champions of Champions will, among others, include the winners of the Sultan Ahmad Shah Cup and Danone Nations Cup Malaysia.
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