Praful Patel elected as AIFF president,Dasmunsi honorary president

Praful Patel was formally elected as the president of the AIFF thus bringing curtains to ailing Priyan Ranjan Dasmunsi 20-year reign as the head of the federation.

Union Minister Praful Patel was formally elected as the president of the All India Football Federation,thus bringing curtains to ailing Priyan Ranjan Dasmunsi 20-year reign as the head of the AIFF.

Patel,the civil aviation minister in the UPA government at the centre,was elected to the top post unopposed at the Annual General Body meeting of the AIFF at its headquarters in New Delhi.

Patel was working as acting president of the AIFF since Dasmunsi suffered a cardiac arrest last October.

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“I really thank everyone for the support that you have offered to me and I hope we all will work together for the upliftment and development of the game in the country,” Patel said in a statement issued by the AIFF.

Dasmunsi held the post of AIFF president since 1988 before encountering the heart-attack,which made him bed-ridden.

The AGM also decided to appointed Dasmunsi as the honorary president of the AIFF.

At the AGM,national coach Bob Houghton also presented his plan for the development of the senior team for the preparation of various tournaments,including the AFC Asian Cup 2011.