Kochi's JLN stadium could have a Maradona pavilion, soon - The New Indian Express

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KOCHI: If each goes to plan, a pavilion astatine the Jawaharlal Nehru International (JLN) Stadium volition beryllium named aft shot fable Diego Maradona. The Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA), which owns the stadium, has acceptable successful question the connection to honour the precocious Argentine.

The pavilion, to beryllium named the ‘Maradona Experience Centre’, volition beryllium built with the enactment of Goldenball International LLC, an Argentine shot club. The centre volition beryllium equipped with a holographic museum, an immersive passageway that volition instrumentality visitors backmost to Maradona’s life, a virtual world acquisition of his goals, an interactive wall, and a Maradona store.

“The archetypal treatment with nine owners was held online. They person shared a conception enactment connected the design. If everything proceeds arsenic planned, the Maradona Experience Centre volition go a reality,” a root with the GCDA said.

This volition beryllium the archetypal shot legends pavilion successful the state. “Though the plan and conception were developed by the Argentine club, the work to money the task volition beryllium ours. We are looking for sponsors to instrumentality the project, and discussions person already started,” the root said.

He added that utilizing latest exertion radical volition get to acquisition the legend’s on-the-field exploits. “Along with these facilities, a 360-degree video volition beryllium displayed astatine the venue. This volition showcase the beingness communicative of Maradona.”

The determination to instrumentality the acquisition centre is portion of GCDA’s plans to person JNI stadium into a sports hub. “Though we person been capable to witnesser immoderate overseas players successful enactment done the ISL, we are yet to get maximum vulnerability for our players. So we are readying to bring a fewer clubs from Argentina and Brazil to subordinate with Kerala. They volition supply grooming to our young talent. A maestro program to person the stadium is astir finalised,” the root said.

GCDA volition hole the maestro program with the backing of the carnal acquisition section of Aluva UC College. “Our purpose is to alteration JNI into a sports hub. The stadium’s infrastructure facilities volition beryllium upgraded to conscionable caller standards,” said C Chandran Pillai, chairman, GCDA.