The AIFF technical panel supports Khalid Jamil for the job of India coach; Stephen Constantine, Stephen Torchovic also in three-man shortlists. Football news

Panaji: The Technical Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recommended Khalid Jamil as its top choice to fill the national coach Vacancy after the resignation of Manolo Market.Should Jamil get a node from the Executive Committee of AIFF, he will become the first Indian as a full -time coach since Sukhwinder Singh in 2005. Two other Indian -Armando Colako and Savio Medera -Held interim allegations after the dismissal of Bob Hoton in 2011.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe now!“We had a lot of applications, and after a careful investigation, the Technical Committee recommended three names to the Executive Committee,” AIFF National Team Director Subrata Paul told TOI after a technical committee meeting on Wednesday. “We believe in the capacity of these three coaches. They can take our national team forward.”

Stephen Constantine, hoping for a third term with the national team after winning four trophies in the past, is another name in the list, while former Slovakia and Kyrgyzstan coach Stephen Torchovic have also been shortlisted.“All coaches have their own strong points. Khalid has performed very well in the I-League and the Indian Super League (ISL). Constantine has done Indian football out from inside and India has played well in the Asian Cup in 2019. Torchovic has a good national team experience after the stent with Slovakia and Kyrgyzstan,” said another official.The technical committee has supported Jamil for the top job, looking at its record in domestic football. Despite the limited resources, the midfielder of East India won the eye-League with Aizawl FC, scripting one of the most notable stories of Indian football in 2017. He then attracted everyone’s attention with the semi -final spots with the Northeast and Jamshedpur FC in ISL, a side that continues to the coach.

Another official said, “The AIFF will now talk to the coaches and look at their (salary) demands. If Khalid agrees with the terms, he will get a job in India,” said another officer.Apart from the technical committee, Khalid has also received the support of Dronecharya Award winners, Armando Colako and Bimal Ghosh, both were consulted as advisors to AIFF President Kalyan Choubey.According to sources, Constantine is also supported within the committee, headed by former India captain Im Vijayan. India ran from 173 to 97 in the FIFA rankings between 2015 and 2018 when the concentrine cases topped. The English coach, who last managed Pakistan, won four trophies with the National Team: LG Cup (2002), Saif Cup (2015), TRAI Nation Series (2017) and Inter-Continental Cup (2018).From 170, who applied for the national team job, the list was transported to 20 and presented before the Technical Committee, which was almost found on Mercury. National team director Subrata Paul and Technical Director Syed Sabir Pasha also attended the meeting.