Updated On: 15 October, 2020 11:51 AM IST | Mumbai | A correspondent
These nine players are the first batch of students to be inducted when the RFYC academy was started in 2015 in Navi Mumbai

Thoi Singh and Muhammed Nemil (R) from the Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) academy in Navi Mumbai
Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) academy in Navi Mumbai is all set to roll out the first batch of football graduates from the academy. A talented bunch comprising nine players from the RFYC academy will be signing contracts with leading Hero ISL clubs.
According to a release on the official ISL website, Aritra Das, Muhammed Basith PT and Birendra Singh have been picke up by the Kerala Blasters FC, G Balaji and Aqib Nawab will be at Chennaiyin FC, Muhammed Nemil at FC Goa, Thoi Singh at Bengaluru FC, Ayush Chhikara at Mumbai City FC and Koustav Dutta at Hyderabad FC. Balaji and Nawab's deals are for two years while the other seven players have agreed to three year contracts.