Kazi Salahuddin was unanimously re-elected president of the South Asian Football Federation for another four years at the SAFF annual general meeting in Dhaka on Wednesday.
With no other candidates running for the president’s post to oppose Bangladesh Football Federation president Salahuddin in the lead-up to the election, the SAFF Congress made his victory official on Wednesday.
Polls were also held for the three vice-presidential posts, which were won by candidates from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bhutan.
SAFF officials also discussed organising various tournaments and decided to organise a SAFF Club Championship this year, said SAFF general secretary Alberto Colaco.
‘World Sports Group displayed a presentation of Club Cup Championship, which is likely to be held in August this year as we made a draft papers on it, and it will be approved once the member nations will give their nods within three weeks,’ said Colaco. After his re-election, Salahuddin said he wanted to take South Asian football to the next level.
‘First of all I want to thank all members of SAFF for retaining me and keeping faith in me. Now I am looking forward to taking football in South Asia to the next level,’ Salahuddin said in his speech.
-With New Age input
