- DIMAPUR — The Nagaland Football Association
(NFA) has notified the recommendations of the All India Football Federation
(AIFF) executive committee (vide circular dated June 19, 2024) to all district
football associations (DFAs), organisers of tournaments, clubs, officials and
players concerned for information and strict compliance during the new football
season 2025-26.
- In a press release, the NFA stated that this is with a view
to streamline the systematic management and administration of football and
football/futsal tournaments in the state in a more professional manner, in
compliance with the guidelines laid down by the AIFF.
- The AIFF guidelines are:
- 1. No AIFF-registered player, coach, or referee should be
permitted to participate in unauthorised tournaments that do not have
permission from the state association and their affiliated districts.
- 2. If any of the state, district, club, or academy should
flag these issues to AIFF, and simultaneously to the state, then the state
should take strong action against those players, coaches, or referees found to
be guilty, as per the constitution and other by-laws of the respective state
association.
- 3. All MAs are advised to develop and implement their own
tournament registration policies. If any organisation or private body intends to
conduct a tournament in a particular district or state, they need to reach out
to their respective district and/or state association for due permission or
registration that can be accepted on the following conditions: (a) only
registered clubs/academies can participate (b) only players registered in the
registered clubs can represent the teams (c) only licensed referees should be
officiating the games (d) organising bodies should provide the full security
for the players/officials.
- The association also reminded its member district football
associations on its previous communication on ‘Private football tournaments and
procedures to be followed’ for compliance and implementation thereof.
- “These decisions are hereby communicated in view of the
presence of many unauthorised and unregistered football tournaments across the
state and in the best interest of protecting the interests of the association
and its member DFAs, clubs, footballers, officials and all stakeholders of the
game concerned,” the release stated.
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