Makawanpur: – Hetauda Football Academy, which has been training male and female football players, has received cash assistance of Rs 40,000.

The academy has been imparting training to the interested men and women from the grassroots level with the objective of making them skilled players in the game of football.

The academy has received the support from Australia, said Bhim Lama, president and coach of the academy.

Coach Lama said that the amount was provided by Sagar Matha Football Club in Sydney, Australia on the initiative of Nirajan Shrestha, a resident of Hetauda-4.

Similarly, Ravi Nakarmi, a resident of Hetauda-4, has also donated sports equipment worth Rs 5,000 to the academy. As he is also a businessman, he provided sports materials on the occasion of his birthday on Thursday.