The MoU between the two was signed by the AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey and R Vineel Krishna, Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Sports and Youth Services, Government of Odisha. Tushar Kanti Behera, Sports Minister of Odisha was present, as per a press release from All India Football
Chaubey and AIFF Secretary General Dr Shaji Prabhakaran had a meeting with Wenger, Steven Martens, Technical Director, FIFA, and Ulf Schott, Head of High-Performance Programmes, FIFA, in Sydney, Australia, on August 19, 2023, Saturday, to decide on the collaboration between the FIFA and the