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'Not Working Hard To Be There': Shaji Prabhakaran On Why India Isn’t Qualifying For FIFA WC
All India Football Federation: Former general secretary of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Shaji Prabhakaran believes that India's failure to qualify for a FIFA World Cup is not because of a lack of talent, population or potential, but because the country's football ecosystem has not worked collectively and consistently enough towards that goal.
Speaking exclusively to IANS about the reasons behind India's prolonged absence from football's biggest stage, Prabhakaran called for greater unity, transparent planning, stronger grassroots structures and long-term investment to change the nation's fortunes.
“It's a very sad situation in terms of the world asking the question like why 1.4 billion people are not qualifying for the World Cup, but the reality is that we are not working hard to be there, simple as it is, yeah. We have everything to be there, but then it requires consistent hard work, honest hard work, bringing people together and working as one, which is very important because we definitely lack in every aspect, but then these are not difficult things,” Prabhakaran told IANS.
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