Football: AIFF president Praful Patel meets sports minister Anurag Thakur
Ahead of all the upcoming international football tournaments that the country is hosting, AIFF president Praful Patel briefed sports minister Anurag Thakur about the events
AIFF president Praful Patel meets Anurag Thakur (Source: Indian Football team/Twitter)
All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel on Thursday called on Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and briefed him about the upcoming international tournaments the country is hosting.
The AIFF president updated the honourable minister on the forthcoming major international events which are to be held in India in 2022.
The AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022 is scheduled to kick off in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune from January 20 onwards and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022 to be held from October 11, 2022, the AIFF said in a release.
Sports secretary Ravi Mittal and Sports Authority of India's director-general Sandip Pradhan were also present during the meeting alongside AIFF general secretary Kushal Das and his deputy Abhishek Yadav.