Srinagar: Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Thursday launched a national scouting project to identify young footballers from the country for the upcoming Under-17 Football World Cup that India hosts in 2017.

"Our plan is to search for the talented youth who can be the potential players of India's Under-17 WC team in 2017. India is hosting the mega event and in order to put up good show, we want to have the best players represent the country.