It is known that the management of Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Combine pays great attention to football, especially the development of children's football. The AMMC Professional Football Club Academy had been established, and all the necessary conditions are being created for the academy's students. The results of the attention and care paid were not long in coming. The Academy's teams of different ages participate in many international tournaments and win victories. In particular, the Academy's U9 and U12 teams won the main prize at the international tournament held in the neighboring Kyrgyz Republic. The U10 team took third place. In addition, the Academy's U13 and U14 teams demonstrated their unrivaled ability in their age categories at the international tournament in Kazakhstan.

On August 7 of this year, at the meeting with the Chairman of the Board of JSC “Almalik MMC”, President of AMMC PFC Abdulla Khursanov, “AMMC” team director Bakhodir Mirzayev, and the head of the children's and youth football development program of the football academy Denis Khomutov, the achievements of the academy's students were recognized.

During the meeting, Abdulla Khursanov noted that the attention paid to children's and youth football is now bearing fruit, and that work in this area will continue. He especially noted that the recent victories achieved by the academy's football teams in various age categories have pleased everyone, and Denis Khomutov has made a significant contribution to these successes.

During the meeting, Denis Khomutov's contribution to the development of children's football was recognized and a valuable gift was presented.

For your information, today the academy has teams in the following age categories: U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17. In total, about 300 young players are learning the secrets of football from experienced coaches at the academy. Currently, the modern dormitory building is being built under the auspices of the combine for the academy's students.