The Emergency Committee of the AIFF, comprising the President, Vice President, and Treasurer, met on April 1, 2024, at 1915 hours to debate the IWL 2 incident in Goa and complaints acquired from sure gamers in opposition to Mr. Deepak Sharma. Thereafter, a gathering was held of the representatives of AIFF Member Associations on the identical day at 2000 hours.

Mr. Deepak Sharma was referred to as and heard for a couple of minutes earlier than he was suggested to depart the assembly. 

The representatives of Member Associations then shared their opinions and options and it was determined to name for an emergency Executive Committee assembly on April 2, 2024, at 1300 hours to find out the subsequent steps within the matter.

On April 2, 2024, the Executive Committee members met, and after an in depth dialogue, the Executive Committee resolved to dissolve the Ad Hoc Committee chaired by Ms. Pinky Bompal Magar, fashioned on March 30, 2024, and to right away refer the matter to the AIFF Disciplinary Committee.

Meanwhile, the AIFF Executive Committee has determined to droop Mr. Deepak Sharma from collaborating in any football-related actions till additional discover.

Reacting to the scenario, AIFF President Mr. Kalyan Chaubey mentioned, “The AIFF is decided to advertise girls’s soccer in a protected and enabling setting and can take all mandatory steps to make sure this. The incident in Goa throughout IWL 2, shouldn’t be amplified to undermine the AIFF’s developmental efforts in girls’s soccer. The explicit case has now been referred to the Disciplinary Committee and might be taken up emergently.

Meanwhile, the AIFF has taken all steps mandatory to make sure the protected passage of the complainants to their hometowns and can proceed to offer any assist that could be mandatory.

“This season, for the first time in history, the IWL was played on a home-and-away basis, something that has been appreciated widely. To add to it, we have also started the IWL 2 for the first time, and there is a definite plan to introduce promotion and relegation in the IWL from the next season.”

The AIFF President identified that the enlargement of the IWL has made a huge effect; the great exhibiting of the India Senior Women’s Team within the Turkish Women’s Cup just lately is an ample instance. India made their best-ever end (runners-up) and defeated European opponents earlier than shedding to final champions Kosovo by a slender margin.

In the Turkish Women’s Cup, India’s Manisha Kalyan was adjudged the perfect midfielder. A footballer par excellence, Manisha is a distinguished Cyprus membership Apollon Limassol FC, and performed a giant position within the membership’s second consecutive First Division Women’s League title.   

Mr. Chaubey mentioned, with the assist from the Ministry of Sports, Govt of India,  “Ninety leagues have been performed in three age teams within the ‘Khelo India’ Girls’ League, unfold over 23 states and 45 cities. A complete of 4760 women have participated.

“There are at present 27,030 registered girls gamers within the nation. Between September 2022 and March 2024, 15,293 girls footballers have been registered within the AIFF Central Registration System portal.

“The increase in the number of women footballers in various age groups is one of the most encouraging trends in Indian Football,” the AIFF President mentioned.