New Delhi, July 29: The next head coach of the Indian men’s football team is set to be announced on August 1 when the executive committee of the national federation meets here with Khalid Jamil emerging as the frontrunner for the vacant job. While Jamil appears to be the preferred candidate of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in the three-man short-list, former India coach Stephen Constantine too remains in contention for the top job.Yes, the executive committee is meeting on August 1 to take a decision on the men’s senior national team head coach,” a top official of the AIFF said.
“The members have been given the CVs of all the three short-listed candidates and what they want as remuneration, etc.,” he added.
The executive committee has a single point agenda — the appointment of the men’s senior national team head coach.