Expecting to take Indian football forward, AIFF president Praful Patel said hosting the FIFA U-17 World Cup is a “colossal responsibility” on their end. Patel led a meeting of the official advisory group.
Patel said: “We have a very important and exciting year ahead of us. There are lots of competitions in 2017 which includes the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 as well. It is a huge responsibility on us as we intend to take Indian football forward”.
He further added and said, “The focus at the moment has to be on the U-17 World Cup and the Mission XI million.”
The board of trustees hailed Patel’s gesture of giving USD 200,000 for players kindhearted reserve and USD 100,000 for the AFC social advancement change program. The council saluted the national group for its 3-2 triumph against Cambodia in a worldwide amicable.
Patel said: “I would like to place our appreciation on record for the coach, the players and the support staff. It was nice to see Sunil (Chhetri), Jeje (Lalpekhlua) and Sandesh (Jhingan) score the goals. Congratulations.”
“We face a tough challenge against Myanmar and the AIFF has been arranging for international friendlies to help the team prepare better,” he added.
Savio Medeira, acting specialized chief AIFF, gave a report on mentor instruction, the adjustment in the meaning of grassroots, foundation accreditation and home developed players. The board of trustees also approved the proposed infant league. “The Hero Federation Cup will be played in Cuttack, Odisha. It will kick off on May 7 with the final slated for May 21, 2017. The top 8 placed teams from the Hero I-League 2016-17 standings will be playing for top honours,” the All India Football Federation stated.
The AIFF chose to actualize a state positioning system which is to be presented according to the execution of the state associations identifying with all aspects of the game.
The panel also affirmed all the AIFF standing committees and legal committees unanimously.
In the mean time, the three-year schedule for AIFF national competitions was also endorsed by the official advisory group. The venues for every one of the competitions would be chosen a rotational basis.
Identifying with the pending Haryana elections, the board of trustees chose that the elections be held at the earliest however not later than two months. A three-part advisory group of AIFF will be set up to oversee the elections.
