Panaji: The Technical Commission of the Football Federation All India (AIFF) recommended Khalid Jamil as its best choice to occupy the free space of the national coach after the resignation of Manolo Marquez.If Jamil got a nod from the AIFF Executive Committee, he becomes the first Indian as a full-time coach from Sukhvinder Singh in 2005. Two other Indians-Armando Colaco and Savio Medeira-Po release Bob Hothhton in 2011.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!“We had a lot of applications and after careful inspection, the Technical Committee recommended three names of the Executive Committee,” said the director of the national team AIFF Subrata Paul after the meeting of Technical Committees on Wednesday. “We believe in the potential of these three coaches. They can advance our national team forward.”
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Stephen Constantine, hoping that the third Stint with the national team after winning four trophies in the past, is the second name on the list, while the former Slovakia and Kyrgyzstan coach Stefan Tarkovic was also selected.“All coaches have their own strong points. Khalid has released very well in I-League and Indian Super League (Isl). Constantine knows Indian football inside out and India played in the Asian Cup in 2019.The Technical Committee supported Jamila for the highest work, due to his record in home football. Despite the limited sources, the former Indian midfielder, I-League with Aizawl FC won, scripted one of the most remarkable stories of Indian football in 2017. Then he attracted the attention of all semi-finals in the Northeast and Jamshedpur FC.“AIFF will now talk to coaches and look at their (salary) requirements. If Khalid agrees with the terms, he gets a job in India,” another official said.In addition to the Technical Commission, Khalid also received the support of the Dronacharya, Armando Colaco and Bimal Ghosh winners, both consulted as President Aiff Kalyan Chaubey.According to sources, Constantine also has support in the committee, chaired by former Indian captain Im Vijayan. India went from 173 to 97 in the FIFA ranking between 2015 and 2018, when Constantine was at the helm. The English coach, who last managed Pakistan, won four trophies with the national team: LG Cup (2002), SAFF Cup (2015), Tri Nation Series (2017) and Inter-Continental Cup (2018).From 170, who asked for the work of the national team, the list was cut to 20 and introduced before the Technical Commission, which met virtually St. The meeting was also attended by the director of the National Team Subrata Paul and the Technical Director Syed Sabir Pasha.
