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AIFF targets upping annual budget 10-fold over next 4 years

Last updated : Dec 09, 2022 20:12
SportzPower Team
Dec 08, 2022 20:12

NEW DELHI: The All India Football Federation's new executive council has set itself a goal of increasing its annual budget of Rs 110-odd crores ten-fold over the next four years.

AIFF Secretary General Shaji Prabhakaran made this ambitious assertion Thursday in an interview to PTI. 

Prabhakaran told the newswire: “Today we have a budget of Rs 110 crore. We cannot do anything with this. We cannot even do justice to our own competitions, forget international exposure, grassroots development, capacity building, supporting member associations etc.

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