Philem Dipak Singh

1 week ago | theprint.in | Philem Dipak Singh

“We have received no clarification as to the reason for the highly irregular and unconventional process adopted by the AIFF in conducting the draw, nor has said process been rectified.” Churchill said “the fact that different teams have been subject to different methods of determining their seed for the competition is patently unfair.” “It is noteworthy that this has occurred in the backdrop of the AIFF refusing to award Churchill Brothers FC the 2024-25 I-League trophy as required under Rule...

2 weeks ago | theprint.in | Philem Dipak Singh

The AIFF appointed Prabhakaran, who hails from Kerala, as its secretary general in July 2024. He was earlier elected as executive committee member in the AIFF polls held in September 2022.

3 weeks ago | theprint.in | Philem Dipak Singh

“To participate in this competition (Federation Cup), athletes must achieve the qualification entry standards in events directly organised by the AFI in the year 2025,” the AFI said in a circular. “It is mandatory for athletes to participate in at least one regional competition (Indian Open Athletics Meet Punjab, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu) or 4th Indian Open Throws/4th Indian Open Jumps/6th Indian Open 400m/Indian Grand Prix in 2025.

3 weeks ago | theprint.in | Philem Dipak Singh

The draft constitution says that the current elected members of the Executive Committee (after polls in September 2022), “shall stay in power and serve their permitted full term(s) of four years, subsequent to which fresh elections shall be conducted in the manner prescribed in this amended Constitution.” But according to officials tracking the development, election can be called before the end of the term of the current office bearers — which is September 2026 — if the SC gives nod to the...

1 month ago | theprint.in | Philem Dipak Singh

“So, the ban on AKFI will be lifted. We will have our executive board meeting (of the IKF) next month and the ban will be officially lifted.” In a February 6 order, the Supreme Court had asked Justice (Retd.) S P Garg, the AKFI administrator, to hand over control of the federation to the office bearers elected in December 2023.