Northeast India, a football-crazy region, has produced some of India's finest players. Forbes India travels to Mizoram to understand the passion for the sport, the support from government and private institutions, and why it needs better infrastructure
About 90 km from Aizawl lies Kolasib, the smallest district in Mizoram, with an area of 1,386 sq km. The district, with a population of roughly 24,000, has five football academies and four grounds, but these are still not enough to cater to the demand for the sport. “We’ve started using smaller futsal grounds now for football practice as the bigger ones are almost always booked,” says R Lalruatfela, founder and coach of the privately-run Four4Two academy.
(This story appears in the 21 October, 2022 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)