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Kuala Lumpur, April 6: All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel was on Saturday elected to the FIFA council during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress. He is the first Indian to be elected to the highest decision making body of world football.
According to sources, Patel received 38 out of possible 46 votes to emerge a thumping winner. Praful Patel Congratulates Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Her Appoint As In-Charge of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Praful Patel's Tweet
Honoured and humbled to be the first Indian to be elected as a member of the #FIFA Council.
In this new role and as the #AIFF President, I shall work to the best of my abilities to strengthen the game of #football worldwide and among #Asian countries.@IndianFootball @FIFAcom
— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) April 6, 2019
Describing Patel's victory as "landmark for Indian football", a senior AIFF official said: "Congratulations to Patel. His leadership has taken Indian football to greater heights. Asian football will now immensely benefit from Patel's presence in the FIFA council."
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 06, 2019 11:26 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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