NEW DELHI: Few days after spearheading the I-League clubs’ demands for discussing the future of the premier football competition through a hard-hitting letter to All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel, former champions Mohun Bagan have now reached out to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for its assistance in resolving this issue.
“We would like to draw your attention to meetings held on June 7, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur with representatives of all Indian football stakeholders and the subsequent meeting on September 14, 2017 with delegates of FIFA and AFC in our club. At these meetings it was discussed that the FIFA and the AFC will help develop a road map for Indian football,” Mohun Bagan chief Debashis Dutta wrote in a letter to AFC general secretary Dato Windsor John.
Dutta claims that Bagan’s efforts for talks with Patel haven’t materialised so far.
“We are yet to receive or hear anything on the development of the proposed road map. We have requested the AIFF on several occasions to inform us about the status/report of the proposed road map, but we have not received any reply till date.
“We seek your assistance in the matter as it will facilitate us to relate things and guide us to prepare for the future. In this connection, we had also given a letter to AIFF president Patel voicing our concerns. It is also being attached for your study and necessary perusal.
“Your swift action in the matter shall be highly appreciated,” Dutta added.
