Sikkim’s football talent selected by Minerva Academy

GANGTOK,: Romen Subba, a budding football talent from Lokendra Football Academy, has been officially selected for Minerva Academy, the nation’s most prominent football academy, based in Chandigarh.

Romen Subba hails from Chota Samdong Arobotey, Soreng district, and is among talented students undergoing football development at Lokendra Football Academy, Sombaria, established by former footballer Lokendra Gurung.

Seeing his potential, Lokendra reached out to Minerva Academy to secure a trial for the u-17 group and escorted Romen to Chandigarh for the trial process. Happy to share that Romen impressed the Minerva Academy coaches and got selected for further development and progress in his football journey, said Lokendra on Saturday.

Lokendra extended his heartfelt gratitude to Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang-Golay for his vision and continuous support towards the development of sports in Sikkim, especially football. I dedicate this success to the Chief Minister’s vision, he added.

“Romen Subba represents the huge football talent pool available in Sikkim. It is our goal to scout such talents at the grassroots level like Romen Subba, groom them, and facilitate their entry in elite coaching centres and football clubs across the nation,” said Lokendra, adding that he was proud to be a part of this journey and grateful to do this work.

He also thanked Minerva Academy director Ranjit Bajaj for showing faith and giving an opportunity to Sikkim football talents to grow and succeed in his elite football academy.

Lokendra extended his best wishes to Romen for a bright future ahead at Minerva Academy. He had established Lokendra Football Academy in 2019, and is actively working towards nurturing young football talents and providing them with a platform in the region.