Local footballers staged a protest on Friday, alleging that WIFA (Western <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/kapil-dev-few-players-will-suffer-but-no-one-is-bigger-than-the-country-23337896" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">India</a> Football Association) has sub-leased the Cooperage football ground to a private entity.
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&ldquo;The Cooperage ground has been leased by the District Collector, Mumbai City, Government of Maharashtra to WIFA for the promotion of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/football/article/mbappe-subbed-again-as-psg-monaco-fire-blanks-in-draw-23338065" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">football</a> in Mumbai and Maharashtra. But now, the WIFA executive committee has sub-leased the ground to a private company for commercial purposes. As a result, exorbitant amounts will be charged to hire the ground. Young budding, talented footballers and local clubs will find it difficult to pay and play at Cooperage,&rdquo; said Colaba footballer Uday Konar, who represented clubs like Mohun Bagan and Salgaocar Sports Club.&nbsp;
However, WIFA Hon General Secretary Kiran Chougle refuted the claims. &ldquo;Whatever they are stating is not correct. The Cooperage ground has been leased to WIFA by the government, so there is no way we can even think of sub-leasing the ground to anybody,&rdquo; Chougle told mid-day.&nbsp;
&ldquo;I will throw more light on this when I come to Mumbai. I will share all details on the renovation work being conducted at the ground,&rdquo; he added.

“I will throw more light on this when I come to Mumbai. I will share all details on the renovation work being conducted at the ground,” he added

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