‘Have to be prepared for all situations'

HOURS after the Supreme Court directed the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to adopt the new constitution and ruled out fresh elections, AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey and the rest of the Executive Committee members seemed a relieved bunch here on Friday.

- CHANDRA PRABHU @Bengaluru

The AIFF has faced stern criticisms over the issues surrounding the Indian Super League (ISL) this year, but more recently, the governing body has been riding high over the successes of both the men's and women's national teams.

With the men's team, Khalid Jamil coached India to a respectable bronze medal finish in the CAFA Nations Cup. Considering the fact that the team had only won once under the previous management, led by Manolo Marquez, Jamil's men were able to put up a notewor thy fight. Despite not much preparations, India were able to upset higher-ranked teams like Tajikistan in the group phase and Oman in the thirdplace play-off.