The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has known as for an unbiased inquiry into the interior procedures that have been adopted and the personnel that have been concerned in former head coach Igor Stimac’s contract renewal. Stimac’s contract was terminated on June 17 after AIFF senior officers held a digital assembly with the Croatian supervisor. Following the termination of his contract Stimac had filed a declare of $920,000 earlier than the FIFA Football Tribunal.Stimac and AIFF not too long ago agreed to a compensation settlement for terminating the Croatian from the place of head coach.
The Executive Committee of AIFF held a gathering in Hyderabad on Monday. During the assembly, the members mentioned the renewal, termination and eventual settlement of claims beneath the federation’s contract.
The AIFF acknowledged that Stimac’s contract renewal in 2023 left the nationwide physique “in a compromised negotiating place.”
“Noting that the previous Head Coach had filed a declare of $920,000 earlier than the FIFA Football Tribunal earlier than ultimately coming into right into a full and last settlement with the AIFF, the members known as for an unbiased inquiry into the interior procedures that had been adopted and the personnel that have been concerned when the Head Coach’s contract had been renewed in 2023 on unapproved and unfavourable phrases, which ultimately left the AIFF in a compromised negotiating place resulting in important monetary detriment to the federation within the settlement of the declare,” AIFF stated.
“Members additionally expressed their apprehension as to how a former worker, who now not holds any positions in Indian soccer, continues to symbolize AIFF in varied committees of the South Asian Football Federation and Asian Football Confederation and requested the AIFF ExCo to put in writing to those our bodies and motion be taken to curtail such practices,” AIFF added.
During the assembly, it was additionally mentioned and proposed to have India Under 20 males’s nationwide crew take part within the I-League competitors.
“With an eye fixed on AFC Asian Cup 2026 and Asian Games 2026 participation, the AIFF is making ready nicely prematurely, having not too long ago assembled an Under 20 squad and can proceed to scout abilities on ongoing foundation. The proposal is mooted with an thought to have India U20 play within the I-League to make sure gaining aggressive recreation time and to keep up match health all year long, because the I-League endures lengthy season. The India U20 nationwide crew will get amnesty from promotion-relegation,” AIFF famous.
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