Shugaban FIFA Gianni Infantino ya zauna tare da Firayim Ministan Bhutan Tshering Tobgay a birnin New York ranar Alhamis, inda suka tattauna kan ikon ƙwallon ƙafa wajen kawo sauyi na zamantakewa a mulkin Himalayan, a gefen Mako mai Muhimmanci na Babban Taron Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya 2026.

Taron ya zo 'yan kwanaki bayan da Firayim Minista Tobgay ya yi jawabi a gaban Babban Taron Majalisar Ɗinkin Duniya a ranar 22 ga Satumba, inda ya bayyana hangen nesa na gwamnatinsa game da Gelephu Mindfulness City — wani yanki na musamman na gudanarwa da aka gina bisa ci gaban dorewar muhalli da ka'idojin Farin Cikin Ƙasa Gaba ɗaya (GNH) waɗanda suka daɗe suna jagorantar ainihin ƙasar Bhutan.

Infantino ya fita daga taron yana cike da sha'awa. «Na yi farin cikin gamuwa da Firayim Ministan Bhutan, Lyonchhen Dasho Tshering Tobgay, don tattauna rawar da ƙwallon ƙafa ke takawa wajen samar da dama da kuma yadda wasan namu zai iya haɗa mutane,» ya ce. «Firayim Minista na da sha'awa sosai ga wasanmu kuma ya fahimci tasirin da zai iya yi ga mutanensa. Muna son ci gaba da haɗin gwiwa kan ayyuka daban-daban kuma na ji daɗin cewa gwamnatinsa tana tallafawa FIFA da Bhutan Football Federation a cikin dukkan shirye-shiryenmu na ci gaban wasa.»

Shekaru goma na ci gaba da yana kawo 'ya'ya

Tattaunawar ranar Alhamis ta ƙarfafa dangantakar da ke tsakanin FIFA da Bhutan wacce ta zarce shekaru goma. Shugaban Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) Dasho Ugen Tsechup, wanda ya sadu da Infantino tun a watan Yuli kafin wasan karshe na FIFA World Cup 2026, ya amince da muhimmiyar rawa da FIFA ke takawa wajen canza ƙwallon ƙafa a ƙasar.

«Ci gaban ƙwallon ƙafa ta Bhutan a cikin shekaru goma da suka wuce ba zai yiwu ba ba tare da amana, jagoranci da kuma zuba hannun jari na dore na FIFA ba,» in ji Ugen Tsechup a watan da ya wuce, yana sake tabbatar da alƙawarin BFF na tsayawa tare da FIFA da Shugaba Infantino wajen bauta wa wasan duniya.

Wannan zuba hannun jari, wanda aka isar da shi ta hannun shirin FIFA Forward, ya taimaka wajen gina hedikwatar BFF da cibiyar horarwa ta «Home of Happiness», sanya filayen wasa na wucin gadi da fitilu, da kuma ƙaddamar da Gasar Ƙasar Mata ta Farko ta Bhutan.

Isar da ƙananan matakai da burin koli

Shirin Haɓaka Gwanin Ƙwallon Ƙafa na FIFA (TDS) da shirin FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) sun faɗaɗa isa ƙwallon ƙafa a duk faɗin ƙasar. Bhutan ta zama ɗaya daga cikin ƙasashen farko a duniya da suka gudanar da Shirin Ilimi na Dijital na FIFA, inda suka kai makarantu fiye da 400 na firamare kafin 2028. Shirin F4S ya horar da malamai 22 kuma ya kai kimanin yara 22,200 a shekarar farko bayan an ƙaddamar da shi a 2022.

TDS kuma tana ɗaukar kuɗin cibiyoyi biyu na horar da makaranta na yankin don 'yan wasa masu shekaru 12 zuwa 14, tana ba da horarwa na cikakken lokaci, abinci mai gina jiki, da tallafin lafiya — tushe mai ƙarfi ga ƙarnin masu kyau na Bhutan na gaba.

A Majalisar BFF ta watan Yuni, Ugen Tsechup ya tsara manyan abubuwa uku na makomar ƙungiyar: rage dogaro da kuɗin FIFA da AFC ta hanyar samar da sabbin haɗin gwiwa na kasuwanci, haɓaka ƙwarewar koyarwa a cikin Bhutan da kanta, da kuma ƙaura BFF Girls' Academy zuwa Paro a matsayin cibiyar aiki ta matakin koli mai iya jawo 'yan wasa-dalibai na duniya.

Muhimman tauraro a filin wasa da wajen sa

Sakamakon ya riga ya bayyana. Ƙungiyar ƙasar mata ta Bhutan ta shiga gasar neman tikitin shiga FIFA Women's World Cup a karon farko, ta kuma kammala ta uku a rukuninsu na karshen wasa na 2027 bayan cin Singapore da Lebanon. Ƙungiyoyin ƙasa na maza da mata kuma sun shiga cikin Jerin FIFA na Duniya na Futsal a karon farko a bana.

Wajen filin wasa, Phuentsholing Sports Association Ground yana kan hanyar zama filin wasa na farko na zamani gaba ɗaya a Bhutan idan aka buɗe shi a watan Maris 2027. Sabbin filayen ƙarama na FIFA Arena da aka gina a Loselling Middle Secondary School a Thimphu da Tendu Middle Secondary School suna wakiltar matakai na farko zuwa manufar Ugen Tsechup ta yin irin wannan wurare 100 a duk faɗin ƙasar.

Infantino ya rufe da fatan alheri. «Bhutan ta taɓa lashe kyautar FIFA Forward a baya, kuma na tabbata ayyukansu masu kyau za su taimaka wajen gina kyakkyawan makoma ga duk wanda ke mafarkin buga wasan a cikin ƙasar,» ya ce. «Ina kuma jiran ganin su shiga cikin FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 na farko irin ta nuwari a watan mai zuwa.»