Nita Football Academy

Nita Football Academy
Full nameNita Football Academy
Short nameNita FA
Founded2011; 14 years ago (2011)
GroundDhabaleswar Institute of Polytechnic Ground
OwnerNita Football Trust
ChairmanSubrat Das
Head coachParomita Sit
LeagueIndian Women's League
Odisha Women's League
Websitenitafootball.com

Nita Football Academy is an Indian women's professional football club and academy based in Radha Damodarpur, Cuttack, Odisha. It is the first private residential football academy of Odisha, dedicated to promoting football among underprivileged girls. They are the current champions of the Odisha Women's League and Khelo India State Championships U-17. Many of the academy students have represented at sub-junior, junior, and senior national levels. They finished runners-up in the 2023–24 season of the Indian Women's League 2, which enabled promotion to the top tier Indian Women's League.[1][2][3]

Academy

Established in 2011, Nita Football Academy was founded by the Nita Football Trust with the mission of promoting football, particularly among underprivileged girls. The academy is affiliated to Cuttack District Athletic Association, Football Association of Odisha (FAO), and were conditionally accredited as an Advanced Private Residential Academy by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[4][5] Its headquarters are located at Dhabaleswar Institute of Polytechnique, Radha Damodarpur, Khuntuni, near Cuttack, and they will be playing the Indian Women's League 2024-25 at the Birsa Munda Athletic Stadium at Rourkela as their home ground.[6]

The academy has girls in under-19, under-17, and under-15 categories training under supporting coaches, administrative staff, matron, hostel facilities, full-fledged canteen, physiotherapist, ambulance services, on-call doctor and an advanced gymnasium. The academy also takes care of the player’s education by providing facilities in the technical education and in nearby school and colleges. The academy also operates in Puri to train students using the infrastructure facilities of Puri Zilla School.

Squad

As of 9 January 2025[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK India IND Sasmita Parida
2 DF India IND Jabamani Tudu
3 DF India IND Manisa Panna (captain)
4 DF India IND Juli Kishan
6 DF Ghana GHA Sussana Konadu
7 MF India IND Munica Minz
8 MF India IND Janhabi Kishan
9 FW Ghana GHA Gifty Acheampong
10 FW India IND Manisha Naik
11 FW India IND Lourembam Menaka Devi
14 FW India IND Priya Rui Das
16 MF India IND Poonam
18 MF India IND Yendrembam Thoithoi Devi
19 MF India IND Diti Kanungo
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF India IND Sonia Ekka
21 GK India IND Malti Kumari
26 FW India IND Sunita Swain
27 DF India IND Pragyan Kishan
28 DF India IND Payel Layek
29 DF India IND Ambruta Nayak
30 FW India IND Sikha Malik
31 GK India IND Susmita Pun
32 DF India IND Pipili Mohanty
34 FW India IND Laxmi Priya Lenka
36 FW India IND Babita Kumari
37 FW India IND Yumnam Kamala Devi
GK India IND Hempriya Seram

Management

Position Name
Chairman India Subrat Das
President India Bhakta Ballav Das
General Secretary India Arun Parija
Chief Technical Advisor India Mohammad Shahid Jabbar

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Sreebhumi FC, Nita Football Academy earn promotion to IWL". AIFF. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Nita Football Academy (NFA) makes history, qualifies for coveted Indian Women's League (IWL) 2024-25". The Financial Express. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Sreebhumi FC, Nita Football Academy earn promotion to IWL". Football Counter. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  4. ^ "NITA FOOTBALL ACADEMY". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  5. ^ "NITA FOOTBALL ACADEMY". Nita Football Academy. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ Media Team, AIFF (24 October 2024). "Indian Women's League 2024-25 Fixture" (PDF). the-aiff.com. New Delhi: All India Football Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Indian Women's League Squad". AIFF. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  8. ^ "OWL 2023-24: OGP Club, Sports Odisha post wins". Orisports. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

 

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