Football News: AIFF thanks Constantine for his contribution

The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel thanked former coach Stephen Constantine for his contribution to the game in the country. Constantine, who had taken over as the head coach of the senior men's Indian national team in February 2015, announced his decision to step down after India bowed out of the AFC Asian Cup on Monday. Constantine's contract with the AIFF ran till January 31. In the AFC Asian Cup, India, who were clubbed with hosts UAE, Thailand and Bahrain in Group A, finished on four points. After a splendid start in the tournament where India beat Thailand 4-1, they went down 0-2 to UAE and 0-1 to Bahrain in the next two games, thus bowing out.