CoA Submits AIFF Draft Constitution to Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

CoA Submits AIFF Draft Constitution to Supreme Court

News 18  

The draft constitution of the All India Football Federation, which has been framed by the Committee of Administrators, was submitted to the honourable Supreme Court for its approval on Friday. I would like to congratulate everyone involved in the process, on this swift move forward, and hope that with the new constitution in place, we can move ahead with developing Indian football," AIFF General Secretary Sunando Dhar said. Singapore Open 2022 Badminton Live: Follow here all the latest scores and updates from the women’s singles semi-final between PV Sindhu and Saena Kawakami#SingaporeOpen2022 #pvsindhu https://t.co/1eaE2hRuDG— News18 Sports July 16, 2022 Since then, in the course of formulating the draft constitution, the CoA has put in more than 150 hours of work and has spoken to all the AIFF’s stakeholders, including State Associations, FIFA, AFC, ISL and I-League clubs and considered suggestions forwarded by them. “After a lot of deliberation, we have finally narrowed down on a draft constitution that would put the AIFF in line with the National Sports Code, as well as help it function efficiently as a Member Association of the FIFA and the AFC," said Dr Quraishi.

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