Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: October 31, 2023, 11:09 IST
All India Football Federation and Central Asian Football Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (AIFF)
The males’s and ladies’s Indian soccer groups of all ages will participate in competitions organised by the CAFA on an invitational foundation.
It was a historic day for Indian Football in Doha, Qatar, on Monday night time, October 30. In a transfer that would have a far-reaching impact on the event of Indian soccer, the All India Football Federation and the Central Asian Football Association entered right into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which can open the doorways for India’s soccer groups’ participation throughout all age teams in each males’s and ladies’s competitions organised by the CAFA on an invitational foundation.
The AIFF, which was represented by President Kalyan Chaubey and Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, additionally had extremely fruitful discussions with the CAFA officers on the alternatives for mutual advantages in all areas of soccer, with a particular give attention to youth soccer, ladies’s soccer, coach schooling, and refereeing.
AFC Deputy General Secretary Mr. Vahid Kardany was current, together with all of the Presidents and General Secretaries of the CAFA member associations, when the MoU was signed.
Afghanistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan, Iran, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are the CAFA member associations. The Central Asian Football Association is without doubt one of the 5 regional associations of the Asian Football Confederation. CAFA is presently headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Speaking on the event, the AIFF President, Mr. Kalyan Chaubey, mentioned, “Joining hands with CAFA will help us provide competitive exposure to our National Team players across all age groups. I would like to express my thanks to the management of the CAFA for accommodating our request to participate in the Central Asian competitions.”
The AIFF Secretary General, Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, mentioned, “Our players require a higher level of competitive exposure, and that is one of the main reasons why we are collaborating with CAFA. No doubt, with these added opportunities, we would be better prepared for our continental competitions, as the Central Asian region is one of the most competitive football regions in Asia. We are hopeful that this collaboration will be of mutual benefit to both regions.”
