MUMBAI: All India Football Federation president Praful Patel of Gondia district and Souter Vaz of Mumbai district have retained their respective posts as president and secretary of the Western India Football Association in elections held at WIFA’s 70th ordinary general meeting in Nagpur on Friday.
They were both elected unopposed.
Pyarelal Chaudhary of Poona district retained the treasurer’s position.
Meanwhile, Mumbai District Football Association (MDFA) president Aaditya Thackeray and JSW Group scion and Bengaluru FC owner Parth Jindal of Palghar district, made their respective maiden entries into the WIFA executive committee.
Here also, both were elected unopposed as two of the five vice-presidents.
Maharajkumar Malojiraje Chhatrapati, Haresh K Vora and Dr Vishwajit Patangrao Kadam, were all re-elected as the other three vice-presidents.
Sushil Kumar Surve (Amravati), Salim Parkote (Latur) and Prof Kiran Chougle (Solapur) were elected as the three assistant secretaries.
The OGM also elected 13 members to the managing committee.
The elected committee will serve a four-year term.
