NDFA body elected unopposed

 

Stanley Gregory appointed as Secretary General to President and Mohd Mubin as his deputy

ONCE again the entire executive committee of Nagpur District Football Association (NDFA) was elected unopposed. Haresh Vora was once again elected as president while Iqbal Kashmiri will continue as the secretary. The entire executive committee was already elected unopposed after the last date of withdrawal (August 3), but the final and official result was declared after the Annual General Meeting of the association that was held at its office in Suyog Nagar on Sunday.

“Total 25 forms were sold while only 18 forms were received against the 18 posts and thus the entire executive committee of Nagpur District Football Association has been declared elected unopposed,” Election Officer Stanley Gregory informed scribes after the AGM.

“The newly-elected body nominated Stanley Gregory as General Secretary, Mohammad Mubin as Deputy Secretary General, Barnard Desouza as Joint Secretary and Hemant Shahani as Assistant Secretary to conduct all events of NDFA. Adv Virat Mishra has been nominated as Vice-President for a four-year term while Adv Sachin Agrawal will be on the Judicial Committee of the League Committee as a chairperson,” Gregory added.

When asked about plans for the future, Vora said, “The new body will meet soon and chalk out detailed plan that will be made public. We will also talk to our main sponsors, JSW. We have been pursuing the case of having a gallery at the ground and will meet NIT officials for the same. We have some plans for providing assistance to players in case of serious injuries.”

On conducting big soccer tournaments in the city, Kashmiri said, “Our (NDFA) league is our priority. With all our leagues combined, we have over 350 matches and it takes such a long time that we find it hard to have a window for any other tournament. Moreover, the clubs also have some or the other assignment and it is very difficult to host another tournament.” 

During the AGM, an Advisory Committee was also formed. Veteran Salim Baig has been named as Chairman while Dr Upendra Verma will be the Convenor. AB Khan, Ashok Yadav and Ramlal Gaur will be the three members.

NDFA New Body:

President: Haresh Vora. Vice-Presidents: Atmaram Pande, Kamil Ansari, Eugene Norbert and Abid Khan. Secretary: Iqbal Kashmiri. Treasurer: Mohd Khalid Ansari. Members: Mahefooz Akhtar, Biswajit Dey, Navneet Singh Tuli, Sanjay Kathale, Dr Kamal Ahmed Ansari, Papan Pramanik, Ankush Bhadange, Karamchand Chourasia, Dayanand Singh, Mohd Shahid and Shantanu Motghare.