5 players from Vicharpur village in Shahdol will take football training in Germany. These include 3 boys and 2 girls.
5 players from Vicharpur village, called ‘Mini Brazil’ of Madhya Pradesh, will take football training in Germany. On October 2, all of them will leave from Bhopal to Delhi and from there will go to Germany. They will also be accompanied by women coaches. Players who have been selected,
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Actually, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has named Mini Brazil, a tribal dominated village of Shahdol district. The village with a population of about 800 has 60 National Football Players. PM Modi first mentioned Vicharpur in the radio program Mann Ki Baat. After that, during a conversation with American Pod Cast Host Lex Fridman, he also told about the players here.
After the PM repeatedly mentioned the idea of ​​the PM, Germany’s football coach Dytmar Barsdorfer expressed his desire to train 5 children here. After the players were selected, Bhaskar’s team reached Vicharpur village and learned about the struggle of these children. Also talked to his parents. Read, report …
Practice on the ground of Gram Panchayat There is neither any football stadium in the village of Vicharpur nor an academy to teach any football. The children here have learned to play football only after seeing the elders of the village. Senior coach Anil Singh works in railway.
They say that whenever I get time, I come to give free training to children. Similarly, there are 10-12 coaches from this village, who come here to train children. I myself have practiced in this ground of Panchayat. My 3 -year -old son also plays here. He is a fourth generation player.
Anil Singh says that Muralidhar Kunde of the village and his brother Suresh Kunde started playing football in the 80s.
Players of Vicharpur village practice on the ground of Gram Panchayat.
Started playing at National Games 23 years ago Anil Singh said- At that time no one liked to come to this ground after 6 pm. It used to be a base of alcoholics. Roads and lights were nothing to reach the village. Kunde brothers connected the youth to football. Players from Suresh Kunde to our generation did not know about the State and National Games. We used to organize tournaments at the local level.
Once the match of the Vicharpur team took place in the second tehsil. The PT teacher Rais Ahmed saw that small children are also playing with senior players in the team. He paid attention to the children. Trained them. After this, he fed the children by connecting children with schools and fed state and national games. The players of our village first played the first national game in 2002. Today the situation is that children have passion for football.
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Mother said- happy that son will go abroad Virendra’s house is in the forest, about 300 meters from the playground of Vicharpur. When Bhaskar’s team arrived here, Virendra was not at home. Mother Sunita Bai said- The boys of the village used to play football, so my son also started playing with them. We also used to send him. Never stopped him from playing. We have nothing but this raw house. Me and his father work as a laborer, but did not let him lack shoes, etc.
Told Sunita that his son is going to Germany, so said- we did not go in front of Shahdol. Happy that the son will go abroad. Father Vijay Baiga said- Son has gone out 3-4 times. Everyone says that he plays very well.
Virendra said- I will return after learning new technology In a conversation with Bhaskar, Virendra said- I have been playing football since childhood. When he was 11 years old, he started playing regular football. I have played a local and an open national tournament. I did not have the first shoes, so I used to play without shoes. Two years ago I got a kit in 2023.
Now there is a football shoe. The ground of our thoughts is not the same as it should be. Now I am getting a chance to go to Germany, then I will come from there after learning new technology of football.
Pritam’s uncle raises all the expenses Pritam, playing football since the age of 11, has played a national and state match. Pritam’s father Vijay Kumar died 6 years ago. Uncle Kalendra Kumar raises the expenses ranging from his education to playing football. Kalendra Kumar is a Group D employee of Railways.
Kalendra says that Pritam’s mother lives in Bihar. He comes to see Pritam in between. There is a government job, so Pritam does not have problems in his upbringing.
Pritam said that going to Germany is a big thing for me. This will increase my morale. Whatever I am able to do in football, it is only due to uncle. Uncle supports me fully.
Football felt when he came to Nani’s house Vicharpur is the maternal grandfather of Manish. He lives in Shahdol. Father Buddhasen Ghasia is a laborer in Gujarat. Manish told- I have been practicing football for 6 years. When Nani’s house came to Vicharpur, he used to see everyone playing football. My interest also increased. My aunt Lakshmi supported a lot, who is also a coach. Due to him, I have also played a state and national.
Father Buddhasen says that Manish never refused to play. Every parent wishes that they can do whatever they cannot do. I try to fulfill the cost of playing football.
Suhani does 100 km up-down daily Suhani has also been selected among those going to Germany. Suhani’s passion for football is such that she upes 100 km down daily. In fact, after the death of father Rajesh Cole, Anuppur shifted 50 km away with mother Suhani and her brother. She does a retail business by purchasing clothes in bulk here.
Suhani’s mother said- Her father wished that the daughter moved forward. He wanted to teach him a lot. Suhani leaves the house every day at 6 am. After completing the school in Shahdol, she returns home in the evening after practicing the football at 4 pm.
Waking up interested when defeated Suhani says that earlier I was not interested in football, but the school coach inspired me. After a few days of practice, I felt that nothing would be good. After this I was sent to Vicharpur on behalf of the school. My interest increased after coaching Rais Khan sir here.
Our match was with hostel girls and our team lost. From there, I felt that if we play well, we can win. After this I started practice.
Germany will go to the fourth generation of Kunde family Sania’s great -grandfather Suresh Kunde started football in Vicharpur. Sania’s father Umesh says- Dad and his brothers also started playing football after Dada. I remember when I was younger, Dad and the rest of the players used to practice in the field sometimes in an empty field. If there was plowing in a field, then he would start playing football in another field.
The craze of football in the house increased from generation to generation. We could not move forward in this game due to unemployment but gave this dream to our children. Hearing the news of the daughter going to Germany, it has come to mind that what we could not achieve, our children are getting. I am working as DJ Sound by working as DJ Sound. I am taking them forward in the game.
Sania said- inspiration from sister Sania tells about her football journey- I have been practicing for the last 6 years. When I was younger, some brothers used to play football on a ground behind the house. I also started playing with them. He used to drive me away considering me as small, but I did not give up even after that. A few years later, the brother got married and they stopped playing.
I started going to the ground in Vicharpur for practice. Initially, uncle brought me leather shoes. I started practice with that. The kit was found just 2 years ago. The condition of the ground here is very bad. There is sand, cow dung remains but we still play. There are still children in Vicharpur who are forced to play empty feet football.
Coach practiced with studies Laxmi Sahis, a female coach going to Germany with five children, has played 7 National Games. Lakshmi says- I used to think very big, but never thought that I would get a chance to go to Germany. I am excited right now. My children here will learn something new. I will also learn. I would like to pay homage to the struggle of the old players of the village. All this is being done only with their penance.
Right now I give football training to children on behalf of Madhya Pradesh Sports and Youth Welfare Department. I have played 9 National so far. I started playing football since childhood. Before me, 2 senior girls used to play Rajni Singh and Sujata Kunde here. Seeing them, I became more attracted to this game and made it a career.
Being a girl had to struggle a lot. Housework used to practice after studying. If I am from a normal family, there were no shoes to play.
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