On behalf of the AIFC, founder director Dinesh Nair along with Ex Indian International Player and Odhisa FC coach Steven Dias and Mumbai City FC Grassroots Development Officer Tanaz Mohammed handed over the official letter to Aaditya Thackeray.

President of Mumbai Football Association (MFA), Mr. Thackeray is not new to football. He has been engineering a silent football revolution in India for many years now. Having been instrumental in infrastructure, youth, and grassroots development of football he plays a very vital role in the overall ecosystem of the sport in India.

AIFC along with Shri. Thackeray look forward to a brighter future for Indian football coaches. They recognize and understand the influential role and powerful position that coaches play in the lives and livelihoods of footballers and every child who plays the game.

Hon. Chairman- Aaditya Thackeray said,

“I look forward to a meaningful association with AIFC as we work towards a common goal for the upliftment of Indian football.”

AIFC Founder Director – Dinesh Nair said,

“It is with great pleasure we welcome Shri. Thackeray to be part of the AIFC family.  I am eagerly waiting to embark on this joint venture aimed towards uplifting the sport in India.”

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The MDFA President took on Twitter to announce the news. The football turf is named Neville D’Souza, an Indian Football legend, who represented India in the Summer Olympics of 1956. Neville, later in that Olympics, became the first Asian to score a hat-trick in an Olympic Games. D’Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games. At club level, he played for Bombay.

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With the immense development in the last couple of years, there wasn’t any big surprise when the final vote counts were declared which led to a memorable victory. Aditya Thackeray and his team not only worked for the grassroots but also gave a new recognition to Mumbai Football.

For the first time in 61 years, the city of dreams hosted an International football match when India hosted Puerto Rico in the newly build Mumbai Football Arena at Andheri Sports Complex. It was nothing but a historic moment for Indian Football. Besides Mumbai Football Arena, Bandra Reclamation Ground is yet another venue where the panel has worked upon. In the upcoming season of MDFA, we are surely witnessing another big achievement.

Earlier this year, MDFA hosted the first awards night ever in Mumbai and also launched their new website – http://www.mdfaofficial.com. Not to forget, for the first time MDFA league matches were played under floodlights.

More importantly, the off-field development reflected on the players and teams. Conducted by WIFA, the Mumbai-based teams emerged as Champions in U-14 Boys and Women, U-18 Boys and Women’s open category. To promote Women’s Football, MDFA also conducted girls grassroots program through schools under BMC on the occasion of Women’s day which saw a total of 200 participants.

With the recent victory in the elections, MDFA has planned to improvise in the sectors where they have been lacking in. Also, Tournaments (Rovers Cup, Zonal Tournament) which has been abandoned earlier will be revamped in the coming years.

Huge expectations are upon the committee and if the last five years work will be emulated in the upcoming years then we are surely seeing Mumbai going towards the right and successful path.

Current Panel: Aaditya Thackeray (President), Dr Vijay Patil (Chairman), Vice Presidents: Sudhakar Rane, Souter Vaz, Suzzane Chowdhury, Anil Parab, Hon. General Secretary: Udayan Banerjee, Assistant Secretaries: Anoop Dubey, Henry Picardo, C.K Shetty and Salim Ansari, Treasurer: Shodhana Shetty, Executive Committee members: Digamber Kandarkar, John Almeida, Jacinto D’Silva, Vilas Rane, Suresh Banjan, Anthony Rodrigues, Nasir Hussain, Conrad Pereira, Darryl D’Souza, Krishna Pawle, Ryan Menezes, Firmin D’Souza, Ajit Sawant, Farhan Butt, Salvador D’Souza and Ganesh Madkar.

MDFA Panel

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