Praful Patel has been elected the new AIFF president, while Alberto Colaco is set to continue as the General Secretary. This was decided today by the AIFF Annual General Meeting at Football House in Dwarka, New Delhi.
The outgoing AIFF president Priya Ranjan Das Munshi, who still has not recovered, has been named as Honorary President for life after having led the federation for over two decades.
And according to sources the term of General Secretary Alberto Colaco has been extended until December 31, 2009.
The interviews for the new General Secretary are likely to be held between November 4 to 7 with the old Secretary getting the month of December to help his successor get into his new role.
It was also decided that the AIFF would pay Mohun Bagan Rs 300,000 (3 lakhs) in compensation for the injury N.S. Manju sustained while playing for India.
Source: Indianfootball.com
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Wednesday 21 October 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.