New Delhi, April 13: Churchill Brothers have withdrawn from the Super Cup tournament starting April 20 in Bhubaneswar, protesting against the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) decision to not officially declare them as 2024-25 I-League champions, calling it a “blatant disregard of rules and precedent” by the national governing body.
In a letter written on Saturday to AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, the Goan club also cited “irregularities” in the conduct of the Super Cup draw as another reason for the pulling out of the April 20-May 3 tournament.
“This letter is to inform you of our withdrawal from the Super Cup 2025. On 09.04.2025, we wrote to you inviting your attention to irregularities in the manner in which the Super Cup 2025 draw had occurred,” Churchill said in the letter.“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.” the Super Cup 2025 in protest.” The Super Cup is to be competed among 16 clubs. (PTI)
