On September 2, the AIFF Elections are scheduled to take place. Bhaichung Bhutia has meantime re-nominated himself for the position of president. FIFA could end its embargo on AIFF after the election and appointment of a new president
The famous Bhaichung Bhutia and former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey are expected to square off in the
eagerly awaited election for the position of All India Football Federation (AIFF) president, with Chaubey emerging as the front-runner.
The state organizations of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh respectively proposed former captain Bhutia and
Chaubey, a former goalkeeper for Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. The Arunachal Pradesh association
seconded Chaubey, who had unsuccessfully fought for the Lok Sabha in 2019 from the Krishnanagar
constituency in West Bengal, while the Rajasthan FA did the same for Bhutia.
In an effort to save the FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup, the Supreme Court terminated the Committee of
Administrators’ (CoA) authority and modified its earlier order on Monday.
The returning officer Umesh Sinha has already published the 34-member electoral college.
Several state organizations reportedly resolved to put Chaubey up as their “consensus” candidate for the
position of AIFF president during a meeting held here on Wednesday.
About Bhaichung Bhutia
Bhutia, who served as the national team’s talisman between 1995 and 2011 throughout his illustrious
international career, claimed that his motivation for running for office was to improve Indian football.
“I have filed my nomination for AIFF president’s post and I feel I am the right person for the job,” Bhutia
said. played so many games for the country and top clubs and I also know a bit on the administrative side as
I am in Mission Olympics Cell of the sports ministry as well as in other committees.
I want Indian football to reach new heights,” he added.
But in order to save the Women’s U-17 World Cup, whose hosting was in risk when FIFA suspended the AIFF,
the SC decided on August 22 to revoke the CoA’s authority, disallow the inclusion of 36 former players in the
electoral college, and postpone the elections by a week.
When elections were scheduled to be held under the supervision of the CoA formed by the SC, Football Delhi
President Shaji Prabhakaran, who had submitted nomination papers for the position, opted not to stand this
time.
13 candidates have submitted their nomination forms for the 14 open positions on the executive committee,
and it is anticipated that all of them will be chosen without a vote of the people.
They include Deepak Sharma, Vijay Bali, Syed Imtiaz Husain, Mohan Lal, Arif Ali, K Neibou Sekhose,
Lalnghinglova Hmar, Avijit Paul, P Anilkumar, Valanka Natasha Alemao, Maloji Raje Chhatrapati, Menla
Ethenpa, and G P Palguna.
