Team Herald
PANJIM: The Goa Football Association Executive Committee has proposed football matches under floodlights along with other major changes in the constitution of GFA as well as contentious Inter-Village tournament rules, ahead of their Extra Ordinary General Body Meeting scheduled
“The GFA is set to open the door for late evening matches under floodlights that will be strictly regulated to end not later than 9 p.m.,” says a press release issued by GFA.
“Times have changed. Players, officials, fans are working. Those who can, should be allowed to hold late evening matches. However, strict regulations on light intensity, adherence to timings shall be enforced,” stated GFA president Elivs Gomes.
The GFA Executive Committee also proposed the inter-village clusters for restructuring to overcome the difficulties faced by different clubs.
Further the GFA constitution will now have a category called ‘Associate Members’- to allow a club to make amends for failure to remain as an ‘Active Member’ during a season. Instead of dropping the club directly from ‘Active’ to ‘Provisional’ the club will have an opportunity to join back as an active member within one season failing which the club would be relegated in the Provisional zone for a period of five years.
He further added the clubs are facing a lot of constraints while promoting football and often fail to meet the requirements of remaining an ‘Active Member’. Hence instead of punishing them harshly by relegating the clubs into the Provisional zone for five years, the clubs would remain as ‘Associate Member’ for a period of one season and be an Active Member again.
“Many of the decisions arc taken due to overcome some lacuna pointed out by the Judicial Bodies of the GFA,” he said.
The GFA has also sought to target those clubs that do not conduct elections to the respective posts in the clubs by making it mandatory for the clubs to submit their AGM/EGM minutes within one month from the date of the meeting.
Meanwhile, the GFA will also present the awards to the winners of the GFA leagues at an Awards Ceremony after the AGM on the October 22. The GFA also decided to enforce to explore legal options against the SAG for failure to pay legitimate dues of the GFA of the Lusofonia Games.
GFA also congratulates Bengaluru FC for creating history by entering of the finals of the AFC Cup.
