Kolkata, May 23: All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Saturday approved the adoption of the National Sports Governance Act but deferred a decision on the contentious matter of picking a new commercial partner for the Indian Super League during its Special General Body Meeting here.
The meeting, which was chaired by AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, was attended by 19 Executive Committee members, 32 representatives from Member State Associations, along with representatives from FIFA and the AFC. The AIFF EC members do not have voting rights and cannot represent any member association.“The AIFF conducted its Special General Body Meeting to deliberate upon the adoption of the National Sports Governance Act of 2025 (NSGA). During the meeting, the General Body unanimously approved the adoption of the NSGA by the AIFF,” the federation said in a statement.
Subrata Dutta, chairman of Indian Football Association, the West Bengal state unit, said the AIFF constitution will now be aligned with the National Sports Governance Act 2025.
“The AIFF constitution will now be aligned with the National Sports Governance Act (NSGA) because the Supreme Court has said that the constitution submitted earlier will cease to apply once the NSGA is implemented,” Dutta, who attended the SGBM, told PTI.
Regarding the new commercial partner for the ISL, London-based Genius Sports had emerged as the highest bidder in March, promising Rs 2129 crore annually for the next 15+5 years, starting 2026-27 season. (PTI)
