Bakcell to bring football school of Manchester United to Azerbaijan

The first mobile operator and provider of local mobile Internet company Bakcell, announces the launch of a brand new project in the framework of its "Football with Bakcell".

The press release says that, as a partner of one of the most famous football clubs in the world - "Manchester United", Bakcell continues to invest in the development of the Azerbaijan football.

Earlier, in the framework of the "Football with Bakcell", the company has contributed to the renaming of the stadium "8-th km" in "Bakcell Arena", and also financed the construction of full-fledged football fields in different districts of Baku. At this time, Bakcell invite school football coach, "Manchester United" in Azerbaijan, thus contributing to the development of football in the country to a whole new level. This initiative will create a unique opportunity for talented players among Azerbaijani children and help them to become real stars of the future - the document says.

According to marketing director Aynur Abzhanova Bakcell, Bakcell performs just two big projects with AFFA and the club Manchester United. She expressed the belief that young people from different regions of the country have enormous potential and are able to make a major significant contribution to the future of football in Azerbaijan. "School" Manchester United "in Azerbaijan - a unique project that combines the young people, big brands, professional football and beautiful places. As one of the most famous football academies in the world, football school "Manchester United" gave the football world such legendary players like David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs, "- she said.

Qualifying rounds for the project will be organized with the support of AFFA in Baku and other regions of Azerbaijan (Ganja, Mingachevir, Lankaran and Sumgait). During the qualifying rounds will be selected 32 young talents aged from 8 to 12 years. The selected children will participate in the training camp, which will be held at the stadium "Bakcell Arena" from 24 to 28 June and will be held school football coach, "Manchester United".

Qualifying rounds will be held in accordance with the following schedule:

June 11-12, Ganja, mini football pitch AFFA (Nizami Street 26. Next to the Hotel "Deluxe").

June 14, city Mingyachevir, Central Municipal Stadium name Yashar Mammadov (street Islamzade 24).

June 17, city of Lankaran Olympic Stadium Complex (next to the Hotel "Palmolife").

June 19, Sumgait, a mini football field AFFA (10th District, the first building).

21-22 June, Baku, Bakcell Arena (St. Bahruz Nureyev, block 2397).

Elkhan Mammadov (AFFA General Secretary), who called the project a great event for Azerbaijan football said: "We are pleased to see that cooperation between AFFA and Bakcell continues to evolve incrementally. The "Football with Bakcell", which began some time ago with famous football veterans, attracted much public attention. In continuation of this trend, AFFA and Bakcell are on the threshold of launching yet another noteworthy project. The fact that the company Bakcell invited coaches from the football school of one of the most famous clubs in the world - "Manchester United" in Azerbaijan, as well as the planned process of selection, make this project an important event for the development of football in our country. I hope that the children selected for this project, will be in the future known personalities in world football. "

Five talented children selected during training will have the opportunity to visit the city of Manchester, to visit the legendary stadium "Old Trafford", as well as in the "Manchester United Football Academy" and the training base team. - 17D-