Odil Ahmedov gives funds to build stadium for football school in Namangan

Uzbekistan national football team captain and Chinese Super League midfielder Odil Ahmedov sponsored building an artificial mini stadium for the 15th Specialized Football School in Namangan region, reports Uzbekistan National News Agency.

In the opening ceremony of the stadium, Akhmedov talked to the media: I started the training sessions in this school when I was a child. Certainly, the coaches, who trained me in this school, contributed to my achievements and success. The future of Uzbek football depends on these youth footballers, who are attending this kind of school in the country. I believe that these guys will improve the level of Uzbek football in the world arenas in near futures, says the 30-year-old.