Sports
Adam appointed India's Under-17 football team coach
New Delhi, Feb 5
Nicolai Adam was Thursday
appointed the head coach of the national Under-17 football team, ahead
of the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be held in India.
The UEFA
Pro-Licence holder is at present working as the head coach of the U-19
Azerbaijan team, having guided them to the Elite Group of UEFA. He will
take charge from April 1, announced the All India Football Federation
(AIFF).
He has also served as the national coach for the Under-16
and Under-17 teams of Azerbaizan and as the International Football
Development Advisor of the German Football Association (DFB).
“We
are pleased to have him on board. He comes with great credentials and
recommendations and his experience, I hope will help us immensely to
field a competitive team for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup," AIFF general
secretary Kushal Das said.