AIFF emphasizes on PIO players in national team

The All India Football Federation has stressed on the need of Person of Indian Origin players in the national team.  Over the years AIFF has continued with his honest endeavor to build Indian football right from the grass root level.  The Person of Indian Origin players can definitely represent the country and provide the necessary impetus to the squad. 

As per the regulations which is in place by the government of India no player can be taken in the squad in any way unless he or she is the citizen of the country.  But as per the instruction of the governing body of international football FIFA, any participating nation can take players who originate from their country. But at this stage, the Indian government has not taken any kind of decision this matter to allow PIO players to play for the country. 

India lost to Guam in the World Cup Qualifiers match and could not come with a decent performance.  Losing to a side like Guam in 2- 1 margin does not augur well for the future of Indian football. Under the guidance of the recently appointed coach Stephen Constantine Indian football certainly needs to progress further.  The AIFF has elaborated on the fact that PIO players be taken in the side and the present Indian coach Stephen Constantine is also quite upbeat about it.  As per AIFF, it has come to a point where the rules should undergo a change taking a few things into consideration.  The captain of the Pakistani national side is a British citizen and a variety of Afghanistan players play in the top notch European leagues. 

Guam fielded quite a good side against India and many of the players had already played in the Major League Soccer in the United States.  These players have been groomed by the Guam Football Association and then allowed to play for the country. It became quite tough for the Indian defenders to come to terms with the Guam midfielders and strikers.  As per the version of the AIFF, the Indian football team needs to learn quickly form this loss and proceed with a long term vision going forward. The team needs to set specific objectives for itself and achieve them in the long run. There is a lot of expectation from the national team but they need to be given some quality time in order to avail the best results.  

As the President of the All India Football Federation minister Praful Patel has always been focused on the development of the game in the country.  With the introduction of hugely popular leagues like the ISL and the I league, the game has developed quite well.  He has played quite a formidable role and under the Praful Patel biography India has also won a number of significant trophies. Already Stephen Constantine has identified a few players who can feature as PIO in the blue jersey.  The upcoming U-17 FIFA World Cup to be held in India can be quite a trendsetter for Indian football. 

Author Bio: As the President of the All India Football Federation minister Praful Patel has always been focused on the development of the game in the country. Under the Praful Patel biography, India has won a number of important tournaments.