Delhi Football president and long-time administrator Shaji Prabhakaran used to be appointed on Saturday appointed the brand new secretary basic of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The appointment, which used to be on anticipated strains, used to be performed by way of the newly-formed government committee of the AIFF, on the helm of which is president Kalyan Chaubey.
The choice used to be taken throughout the brand new dispensation’s first government committee on the Football House, and used to be chaired by way of Chaubey. The president proposed Prabhakaran’s title as the brand new secretary basic of the AIFF, which used to be unanimously licensed by way of all of the contributors, the AIFF stated in a observation.
Prabhakaran, who used to be in the leading edge of the crowd of people that sought after a transformation within the functioning of the AIFF, didn’t contest the apex frame’s elections right here on Friday, when Chaubey turned into the federation’s first participant president in its 85-year lifestyles. Welcoming the contributors, the AIFF president stated: “This is the first time that six former eminent players are part of the Committee as per the order of the Honorable Supreme Court.
“We wish to paintings in combination, and at no time must any private ego come as a roadblock on our endeavour to take Indian soccer ahead in combination. Discipline is the important thing to good fortune, and we wish to be responsible as in line with the cut-off dates set.”