AIFF Elections LIVE – AIFF Elections Nomination Date: The elections to the AIFF Executive Committee will be held on September 2. The aspiring candidates can file fresh nominations from August 25, the returning officer has announced. The Supreme Court on Monday terminated the Committee of Administrator (CoA). This was to fulfil the demand made by the world governing body FIFA. The development pushed back the AIFF election by a week. Follow Indian Football news updates with InsideSport.IN
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AIFF Elections Nomination: Hours after the SC order, returning officer Umesh Sinha issued a fresh notice, outlining the process afresh. The nominations for the posts can be filed between Thursday and Saturday. The scrutiny of the nominations will be done now on Sunday (August 28).
The candidates, whose nominations are deemed valid, will have a chance to withdraw the nomination, if they want, on August 29. The returning officer shall prepare the final list of contesting candidates and put it on the AIFF website on August 30.
The polls would be held on September 2 at AIFF Headquarter in New Delhi. The results could be announced either on September 2 or 3, according to the returning officer’s notice.
AIFF ELECTIONS LIVE: AIFF elections on September 2, nomination to be filed from Thursday
FIFA Ban on AIFF – When the ban will be lifted? World football governing body FIFA had suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on August 15 for ”undue third party interference”.
This has jeopardize the India’s chances to host the U17 Women World Cup in October. The revocation of AIFF ban and holding the U-17 Women’s World Cup in the country depended on CoA’s exit.
The Supreme Court court on Monday directed that the day-to-day affairs will be run by acting secretary general Sunando Dhar.
As per revised order, there will be no ”eminent footballers” as individual voters, something that violates the FIFA Statuettes. The implication of this order means that former captain Bhaichung Bhutia will have to come from a state unit in order to contest the election. This means unlike earlier time he can’t file his nomination just as an eminent footballer.
In all likelihood FIFA now anytime can lift the ban over India.
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