Achi news desk-
Indian men’s football team coach Igor Stimac (Credit: X)
India recently played two World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan with the away game resulting in a draw, and the home leg ending in India going 1-2 down to the bottom team. The AIFF President and his members noted some comments made by India’s head coach, Stimac, on his future with the team.
All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey held a virtual meeting with senior members of the Federation on Friday to discuss the recommendations made by the AIFF Technical Committee on India’s recent performances in FIFA World Cup qualifiers and Cup qualifiers Asian AFC 2027 joint Round 2 vs Afghanistan.
The AIFF President and his members also noted some comments made by India’s head coach, Igor Stimac, on his future with the team after the completion of the Round 2 qualifiers.
The meeting was attended by 14 senior members of the AIFF.
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India recently played two World Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan. While the first match in Abha, Saudi Arabia, ended in a stalemate, the second in Guwahati saw India suffer a humiliating 1-2 defeat at the hands of Afghanistan who are ranked 158 in the world.
After listening to all the recommendations and suggestions of the members, Chaubey formed a five member committee comprising NA Haris, Vice President, AIFF; Menla Ethenpa, Member, Executive Committee and Chairman, Finance Committee; Anilkumar Prabhakaran, Member, Executive Committee, and Chairman, Competitions Committee; IM Vijayan, Member, Executive Committee, and Chairman, Technical Committee; and Climax Lawrence, Member, Executive Committee and Technical Committee.
The panel was asked to hold discussions with Stimac and seek further clarification on the matter.
On Thursday, the Technical Committee met under the chairmanship of former India player Vijayan, where the members – Pinky Bompal Magar, Shabbir Ali, Climax Lawrence, Victor Amalraj, and Santosh Singh – expressed their disappointment over India’s recent performances, and recommended that hold discussions. to be held with the head coach before the next two World Cup qualifiers against Kuwait (June 6) and Qatar (June 11).
