Shillong ,Sept.27: The Meghalaya Football Association (MFA) on Tuesday elected their new office bearers on for the term 2017-2021 which was held Polo Towers .
The new president was taken by Larsing Sawian, Diverland Lyngdoh Sangma, EMH Passah, B Diengdoh as Vice presidents besides other members
The press conference in the annual general meeting of the Meghalaya Football Association (MFA) was preside by new president Larsing Sawian .
The association had realised the critical are important times for football in the state and hope to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that we look towards further development of football in the state.
“Meghalaya are contribute in different way which is meaningfully in a way than it has done so far towards of development of football in the country. On the other way the MFA can appoint a new full-fledged CEO to handle affairs and executive functioning of the association
Sawian stated that the appointment of a CEO was the mandate of FIFA, AFC and All India Football Federation (AIFF) for state associations to have full time executives
As for the development of football, he advocated to begin it at the grass-root level. According to him, for grass-root level there has to be a cooperation of district association and the government.
He felt that the presence of coaching classes without players getting to play matches, tournaments was meaningless.
“In this connection, the MFA in collaboration with AIFF will start leagues so that youngsters will get an opportunity to play. Getting the young people to practice without playing matches is not helpful,” Sawian said.
