Odisha FC today informed that their Grassroots Tour has started from two villages _ Gundichapada and Naranpur in Dhenkanal district. The program is being conducted in association with Youth for Sustainability (YfS) and aims at grassroots football development in different parts of Odisha.

On the first day (23rd July), the grassroots team of the club visited Gundichapada and provided Maa Sarala Club with footballing equipments. OFC Grassroots Coach Mir Aatif Ali demonstrated how to make the best use of the equipments with a few drills. Five-a-side friendly matches were also played in the morning and in the afternoon, followed by an exhibition match between Maa Sarala Club and Morning Club, Dhenkanal.

Similarly on the second day (24th July), OFC grassroots team visited Naranpur village and met the Popular Club players and staff. Another exhibition football match was played between Popular Club and Morning Club in the second evening after the drills and grassroots development activities in the morning.

Speaking about the initiative, Grassroots Manager Suvam Das said, "It was really nice to see the turnout and interest among the youth and small kids in Dhenkanal. A few of them have impressed us and we are looking to call them for our camps in the future. We are planning to cover as many as football hotspots in the State we can and in coming days, we will be visiting more districts as a part of this tour."