The International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have asked All India The Football Federation (AIFF) called for adding eminent players as co-opted members to the AIFF governing body instead of getting them as elected members, and said the players’ voices need to be heard, highlighting the importance of existing members. should not be reduced. ,
In a letter to the Acting Secretary General, AIFF, FIFA-AFC referred to the clause ‘Presence of Eminent Players (Article 1.18 and Article 20.2)’ in the General Body (Congress) of the AIFF.
“As per the draft shared with us, the AIFF Congress will have 35 additional eminent sportspersons from the existing 35 member associations. While we agree that the voices of the players should be heard, we also believe that the importance of the current members of the AIFF should not be underestimated.
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FIFA-AFC also said that bringing 35 eminent players into the governing body of the AIFF would not be a “prudent idea” as it could change the membership structure, adding that instead of 50 per cent, the attendance of 25 per cent eminent players is AIFF. It would be a good idea to start as co-opted members in the executive committee.
“To bring 50 per cent members into the Congress structure which is at par with the current membership structure is not a prudent idea, and the AIFF should look to be more diverse in the future. However, we understand the requirements of the (national) Play The Indian Code and recommends AIFF to have no more than 25 percent of eminent players in attendance on the AIFF Executive Committee as co-selected members,” wrote FIFA-AFC.
FIFA-AFC also said that the concerns of local football stakeholders that the Supreme Court may establish in its decision that any future amendments to the AIFF constitution would have to be re-validated by the courts also needed to be addressed.
FIFA-AFC said, “We refer to the recent feedback received from local football stakeholders, which has raised concerns that the Supreme Court may also establish in its decision that any future amendments to the AIFF Rules may be renegotiated by the courts.” have to be approved.”
“In this regard, we are of the opinion that the AIFF Congress, as the supreme and legislative body of the AIFF, should be entitled to amend the AIFF statutes without requiring courts to validate relevant changes in future. In this context, And for the sake of good order, we would like to emphasize that any future changes to the AIFF regulations, however, must be in line with the requirements and principles of both FIFA and the AFC, in addition to the national legal framework in place,” he said in the letter. written in