New Delhi: The All India Football Federation extended the contract of national team head coach Wim Koevermans by four months to October next year.
The decision to extend Koevermans’ contract was taken at a meeting of the AIFF Executive Committee here on Wednesday on the recommendations of the Technical Committee.
Koevermans, who took charge in July last year for a two-year stint, will be given charge of the national team until the end of 2014 Asian Games (September 19 to October 4) in Incheon, South Korea.
Vice-president for the North East region, Larsing Ming Sawyan was not present for the meeting.
The Executive Committee also approved another recommendation of the AIFF Technical Committee, headed by former captain Baichung Bhutia, to extend the contract of national team Technical Director Rob Baan by a period of one year.
“As per the recommendation of AIFF Technical Committee which met earlier this month, the contract of National Coach Wim Koevermans and Technical Director Robert Baan was extended,” the AIFF said in a statement after the Executive Committee meeting chaired by its president Praful Patel.
“Koevermans’ contract was extended till October 2014. Besides the national team, Koevermans will also be in charge on India’s campaign in 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Furthermore, Technical Director Robert Baan’s contract was extended by a year,” it said.
The Executive Committee also re-appointed its General Secretary Kushal Das for a second term of another three years.
Das, who had served as Chief Financial Officer of the ICC and International Management Group (IMG) India, was appointed as AIFF General Secretary in November 2010.
The AIFF said its Annual General Body Meeting will be held on December 20.
A Special General Body Meeting will also be held on the same day for the proposed changes in AIFF Constitution.
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In another decision, the final round of the second division I-League would be held in Silchar and Aizawl while the final round of the U-19 I-League will be held in Jamshedpur.
The Committee discussed the appeal from Naseem Akhtar and referred the issue to the Disciplinary Committee.
Scott O’Donell, Technical Director AIFF Academies, also made a presentation on ‘Grassroots Football Policy Framework’. (PTI)
