Former national football team captain Bhaichung Bhutia, presently president of the Football Club of Sikkim, today announced the future of youngsters in terms of their football career is very important and hence the FCS will not boycott any national league or tournament as asserted recently by the Sikkim Football Association (SFA) in their press release few days back.
He also said local football club members and former players should be granted membership with voting rights in the SFA, which is a valid demand as per the SFA Constitution.
Speaking today at a press meet here at the Press Club of Sikkim, Bhutia said the FCS will not boycott any national league or tournament and instead demanded the SFA to conduct state level tournaments for U-14, U-16 and U-19 players ahead of the 2nd Division I-League and Senior League.
The former skipper noted a single day’s selection process is hardly adequate to adjudge a player’s talents and what is needed is a three-week camp at least in all the four districts of the state. For this endeavour, the FCS is ready to extend every possible help to the SFA, he assured.
The SFA has always given preference to the Governor’s Gold Cup over the leagues and if the same priority is accorded to local leagues, Sikkim’s football will definitely experience a marvelous turnaround and even clinch prestigious tournaments such as the Santosh Trophy, noted Bhutia.
Further, Bhaichung, along with other FCS members, also demanded the immediate resignation of three executive members of the SFA, namely BK Roka, Menla Ethenpa and Karma Yogyal.
“Although I happen to be a member of several international football associations, I feel sad to say the SFA is not accepting me as one of its members and declines to accept my help. I sincerely want to contribute to Sikkim for the benefit of our budding footballers and clubs’, remarked Bhutia.
He added the SFA cannot be termed as a “bad” association, but it has some members who seem bent on not letting the association function smoothly, which is hampering Sikkim’s football prospects. The ace footballer also informed the FCS has written to the AIFF asking the apex body to intervene in the matter, and if the SFA fails to comply despite this, the FCS, according to AIFF guidelines, will form a new association and conduct leagues in the state.
FCS general secretary Phurba Sherpa also noted the SFA has not conducted any sub-junior camps and tournaments as yet. Unless the SFA sits for discussions with the FCS, the latter, which includes all the 13 football clubs in Sikkim, will boycott the state league, he added.
Further, Sherpa urged the SFA to dissolve the existing body and conduct fresh elections citing a number of empty positions within the association after the resignations of several members who were government employees.
“We are not external elements, but concerned individuals and an integrated part of Sikkim football who are selflessly working for the benefit of young players since the past several years to promote both players and the beautiful game,” concluded Sherpa.
Source: EOI
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He also said local football club members and former players should be granted membership with voting rights in the SFA, which is a valid demand as per the SFA Constitution.
Speaking today at a press meet here at the Press Club of Sikkim, Bhutia said the FCS will not boycott any national league or tournament and instead demanded the SFA to conduct state level tournaments for U-14, U-16 and U-19 players ahead of the 2nd Division I-League and Senior League.
The former skipper noted a single day’s selection process is hardly adequate to adjudge a player’s talents and what is needed is a three-week camp at least in all the four districts of the state. For this endeavour, the FCS is ready to extend every possible help to the SFA, he assured.
The SFA has always given preference to the Governor’s Gold Cup over the leagues and if the same priority is accorded to local leagues, Sikkim’s football will definitely experience a marvelous turnaround and even clinch prestigious tournaments such as the Santosh Trophy, noted Bhutia.
Further, Bhaichung, along with other FCS members, also demanded the immediate resignation of three executive members of the SFA, namely BK Roka, Menla Ethenpa and Karma Yogyal.
“Although I happen to be a member of several international football associations, I feel sad to say the SFA is not accepting me as one of its members and declines to accept my help. I sincerely want to contribute to Sikkim for the benefit of our budding footballers and clubs’, remarked Bhutia.
He added the SFA cannot be termed as a “bad” association, but it has some members who seem bent on not letting the association function smoothly, which is hampering Sikkim’s football prospects. The ace footballer also informed the FCS has written to the AIFF asking the apex body to intervene in the matter, and if the SFA fails to comply despite this, the FCS, according to AIFF guidelines, will form a new association and conduct leagues in the state.
FCS general secretary Phurba Sherpa also noted the SFA has not conducted any sub-junior camps and tournaments as yet. Unless the SFA sits for discussions with the FCS, the latter, which includes all the 13 football clubs in Sikkim, will boycott the state league, he added.
Further, Sherpa urged the SFA to dissolve the existing body and conduct fresh elections citing a number of empty positions within the association after the resignations of several members who were government employees.
“We are not external elements, but concerned individuals and an integrated part of Sikkim football who are selflessly working for the benefit of young players since the past several years to promote both players and the beautiful game,” concluded Sherpa.
Source: EOI
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