NEW DELHI: The destiny of Indian males’s senior group head trainer Igor Stimac can be identified after the September 18 assembly of the All India Football Federation‘s govt committee, new president Kalyan Chaubey informed PTI on Saturday.
Stimac’s present contract results in September. After guiding the nationwide group to the 2023 Asia Cup with a dominant display within the qualifiers in June, Stimac had expressed his want for the AIFF to take a choice on his contract temporarily.
At that point, the AIFF used to be being run via the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).
Chaubey mentioned the technical committee, appointed on Saturday with the mythical IM Vijayan as its head, will put up a file of the efficiency of the nationwide group beneath Stimac, and the brand new govt committee will take a choice on whether or not the Croatian trainer will proceed or now not.
“The members of the technical committee have wide knowledge about Indian football, they have had very good football careers having played at the highest level and for India.
“The technical committee will get ready a file in accordance with the efficiency of the nationwide group and put up it on September 18. The govt committee will talk about the file and take a choice on Stimac,” Chaubey said in an interview.
The new executive committee of the AIFF is expected to meet on September 18 in Kolkata.
Stimac, a part of Croatia’s 1998 World Cup third-place finishing team, was appointed as India head coach in May 2019 on a two-year contract. His tenure was extended till September 2021 before another one-year extension till September 2022.
If Stimac is given another extension or new contract on September 18, he will straightaway head to Vietnam for the Indian team’s two international friendly matches there. India are scheduled to play against Singapore on September 24 before taking on Vietnam on September 27 in Ho Chi Minh City.
These two matches, which fall on the FIFA window (September 19 to 27), were under a cloud earlier as Vietnam developed second thoughts about hosting India due to the FIFA ban.
“The fits (in Vietnam) are on,” Sunando Dhar, who was on Saturday appointed deputy secretary general, said.
“When India used to be beneath suspension via FIFA, Vietnam affiliation mentioned they may be able to’t host India. But after the suspension used to be lifted, their secretary referred to as me up and mentioned they’ll feel free to host India,” said Dhar who was in charge of the AIFF till the elections as acting general secretary.
Chaubey, who has been in the senior India squad during his playing days, said the senior national team can have an Indian at the helm.
Asked about his opinion regarding the long-standing debate over whether Indians should take charge of the national teams, Chaubey said, “I do not wish to see the problem as Indian coaches as opposed to overseas coaches.
“But just as multinational companies like Google, Microsoft now have Indians at the helm, why not have Indian football coaches. Certainly, we can have (Indian coaches) for senior national teams but we have to see it samay ke saath (with the passage) of time).”
When requested whether or not there can be common conferences of the technical committee to take inventory of the efficiency of the nationwide groups, he mentioned, “You will come to know as we move ahead.”
He additionally mentioned the Santosh Trophy nationwide soccer match can be held in a greater approach.
Asked concerning the Indian Super League fits being held at a time when the rustic can be web hosting the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in October, he mentioned, “We will look into the matter. But we have decided to hold back Santosh Trophy for a while so that we can stage it in a better way.”
Stimac’s present contract results in September. After guiding the nationwide group to the 2023 Asia Cup with a dominant display within the qualifiers in June, Stimac had expressed his want for the AIFF to take a choice on his contract temporarily.
At that point, the AIFF used to be being run via the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).
Chaubey mentioned the technical committee, appointed on Saturday with the mythical IM Vijayan as its head, will put up a file of the efficiency of the nationwide group beneath Stimac, and the brand new govt committee will take a choice on whether or not the Croatian trainer will proceed or now not.
“The members of the technical committee have wide knowledge about Indian football, they have had very good football careers having played at the highest level and for India.
“The technical committee will get ready a file in accordance with the efficiency of the nationwide group and put up it on September 18. The govt committee will talk about the file and take a choice on Stimac,” Chaubey said in an interview.
The new executive committee of the AIFF is expected to meet on September 18 in Kolkata.
Stimac, a part of Croatia’s 1998 World Cup third-place finishing team, was appointed as India head coach in May 2019 on a two-year contract. His tenure was extended till September 2021 before another one-year extension till September 2022.
If Stimac is given another extension or new contract on September 18, he will straightaway head to Vietnam for the Indian team’s two international friendly matches there. India are scheduled to play against Singapore on September 24 before taking on Vietnam on September 27 in Ho Chi Minh City.
These two matches, which fall on the FIFA window (September 19 to 27), were under a cloud earlier as Vietnam developed second thoughts about hosting India due to the FIFA ban.
“The fits (in Vietnam) are on,” Sunando Dhar, who was on Saturday appointed deputy secretary general, said.
“When India used to be beneath suspension via FIFA, Vietnam affiliation mentioned they may be able to’t host India. But after the suspension used to be lifted, their secretary referred to as me up and mentioned they’ll feel free to host India,” said Dhar who was in charge of the AIFF till the elections as acting general secretary.
Chaubey, who has been in the senior India squad during his playing days, said the senior national team can have an Indian at the helm.
Asked about his opinion regarding the long-standing debate over whether Indians should take charge of the national teams, Chaubey said, “I do not wish to see the problem as Indian coaches as opposed to overseas coaches.
“But just as multinational companies like Google, Microsoft now have Indians at the helm, why not have Indian football coaches. Certainly, we can have (Indian coaches) for senior national teams but we have to see it samay ke saath (with the passage) of time).”
When requested whether or not there can be common conferences of the technical committee to take inventory of the efficiency of the nationwide groups, he mentioned, “You will come to know as we move ahead.”
He additionally mentioned the Santosh Trophy nationwide soccer match can be held in a greater approach.
Asked concerning the Indian Super League fits being held at a time when the rustic can be web hosting the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in October, he mentioned, “We will look into the matter. But we have decided to hold back Santosh Trophy for a while so that we can stage it in a better way.”
