Hailing the churning process initiated in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) by the Supreme Court as an opportunity to rectify the system, India’s most celebrated football icon Bhaichung Bhutia submitted his nomination for the national federation president’s post on Friday.
Bhutia’s is the most prominent name among the seven applications filed so far. Others in the fray are Kalyan Chowbey, Manvinder Singh, Shaji Prabhakaran, N.A. Harris, Eugeneson Lyngdoh and Valanka Alemao.
With his name doing the rounds ever since the elections for a new executive committee was announced by the Supreme Court-appointed CoA, the former India captain finally accepted demands from his fraternity and submitted his papers.