Football News: AIFF invites applications for national team coach

The All India Football Federation finally posted a formal advertisement for the position of head coach and U-23 coach on Monday, two months after the resignation of Stephen Constantine. Former coach Constantine resigned as the head coach of the Indian football team immediately after the men in blue crashed out of the AFC Asian Cup losing to Bahrain in their last match in a disappointing fashion. Since then, the head coach position has been lying vacant. AIFF had appointed Derrick Pereira last month on an interim basis for the U-23 team, keeping in mind the AFC U-23 qualifiers. Many have questioned the necessity of replacing him. But it is almost certain Pereira will remain the coach until the qualifiers. But the position of the head coach is something that will be debated in the coming days.