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NEW DELHI: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the State of Meghalaya for its contribution to Indian Football, 2014 AIFF Player of the Year Eugeneson Lyngdoh said “it’s a privilege and an inspiration to be mentioned about by the honourable Prime Minister.”<\/p>\n
“It was surprising to know that the Prime Minister of the Country knows about Footballers from the North East,” AIFF 2014 Player of the Year Lyngdoh told the-aiff.com moments after the Indian National Team safely landed in Vientaine, Laos for India’s forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match against Laos.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister had on his visit to Meghalaya made mentions of Lyngdoh, Aiborlang Khongjee and Marlanki Suting and the Football structure in the State.<\/p>\n
Despite compliments being a part and parcel of a Footballer’s life, Lyngdoh categorically mentioned “this is different.”<\/p>\n
“A mention from the Prime Minister is the cherry on the Cake. It’s a motivation to further excel. It’s a feeling which cannot be described. At the same time, it’s a message to the entire Footballing fraternity about the support from the Prime Minister himself,” he stated. “Thank you Modi-ji for all your support.”<\/p>\n
“It’s such an inspiration that he spoke about Football. It’s a privilege. I am so happy that I was able to make my family proud. My parents, brothers, sisters and all are so excited,” he added.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on India’s forthcoming match against Laos, Lyngdoh highlighted the “importance” of the match.<\/p>\n
“It’s a very important match for Indian Football. It will decide our Calendar for the next couple of years – whether the National Team would have International engagements or not. Its do or die,” he quipped.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, referring to the Prime Minister’s mentions of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in ‘Mann Ki Baat,’ Lyngdoh believes it will “inspire the younger generation.”<\/p>\n
“The support from the honourable Prime Minister will make the kids more passionate about Indian Football. They will look forward to making a career in Football in the future,” he maintained.<\/p>\n
By Nilanjan Datta,<\/strong>
AIFF Media Team<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW DELHI: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the State of Meghalaya for its contribution to Indian Football, 2014 AIFF Player of the Year Eugeneson Lyngdoh said “it’s a privilege and an inspiration to be mentioned about by the honourable Prime Minister.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[16613,16612,11564,12975,466],"class_list":["post-27296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football-football","tag-2014-aiff-player-of-the-year","tag-2019-afc-asian-cup-qualifier","tag-eugeneson-lyngdoh","tag-football-news","tag-indian-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"\n