In the historic goal-less draw against Asian champions Qatar in the World Cup qualifiers, Sahal showed his prodigious talent against his more fancied opponents.
FIFA's Acting Deputy Secretary-General Mattias Grafstrom has written to Minerva Punjab FC Director Ranjit Bajaj and asked the other I-League clubs to also work in tandem with the AIFF.
I-League clubs wrote to FIFA asking them to intervene and solve the impasse since reports came out that the Indian Super League will be given top tier status by the AIFF.
In a letter signed by Swapan Sadhan Bose, managing director of Mohun Bagan, the I-League clubs have urged the prime minister to "intervene and save the sport".
As a coach, Stimac's major achievement was guiding Croatia to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Some of them, including former champions Minerva Punjab and Aizawl FC as well as Gokulam Kerala, did not turn up in the qualifying round of the Super Cup in Bhubaneswar.
This is going to be the second time India will be hosting a FIFA World Cup, three years after organising the U-17 World Cup for boys.
The election will be for the term 2019-2023 and will be held during the 29th AFC Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the AFC said in a statement.
East Bengal were originally scheduled to take on Real Kashmir on February 10, but saw their match postponed to February 28 due to snowfall in the Valley.
East Bengal said they will travel to Srinagar for their match against Real Kashmir on February 28 if "forced" to do so by the AIFF.
Minerva Punjab did not travel to the Jammu and Kashmir's capital for the game, even as the host team players turned up for the match in their jerseys.
I-League CEO Sunando Dhar said local security authorities in Srinagar have given the go-ahead to hold the match at the TRC Ground.
Stephen Constantine's departure after the heartbreaking group stage exit at the AFC Asian Cup has left the top post vacant.
Constantine, who had taken over as the head coach of the senior men's Indian national team in February 2015, announced his decision to step down after India bowed out of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.
The All India Football Federation, in its official Twitter handle, said that the 56-year-old Constantine has resigned.
The green and maroon brigade lost the I-League derby against East Bengal 3-2, a weekend fixture marked by a few controversial decisions.
The launch of the national team's new kit took place in the Capital on Wednesday with seven players.
The project, 'schools league', will be launched on a pilot basis, said AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das.
Mukhi made headlines when the Indian Super League claimed that he, at 16, was the youngest ever to score in the tournament's history.
Dignitaries from renowned Spanish clubs such as Atletico de Madrid, Villarreal, Valencia and Deportivo Alaves, among others, gathered here to study the Indian market.
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