A BRADFORD football project where demand for coaching has almost doubled during the past year is set to receive support from the Football Association (FA).

The Manningham Football Academy, established almost a decade ago, used to get around 80 players at its Saturday sessions at Manningham Sports Centre, but co-founder Ibrar Hussain said numbers can now sometimes reach 150.

Prior to the dissolution of parliament for the General Election, George Galloway, then Respect MP for Bradford West and a current candidate for the same seat, asked to meet FA chairman Greg Dyke over what governing body support could be provided for the academy.

A spokesman for Mr Galloway said he had now received a reply from Mr Dyke, stating he was "happy to make a small donation" from FA charity funds, ahead of potentially visiting the academy at some point in the future.

Bradford City FC have also said they will look at ways of supporting the academy if possible.