• Former footballer Kalyan Chaubey has been elected as the President of the  All India Football Federation (AIFF). Kalyan defeated the legendary Bhaichung Bhutia in the election for the top post.
• The 45-year-old Chaubey, a former goalkeeper with Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, won 33-1, from the 34-member voters’ list made up of state association representatives.

About AIFF

• The All-India Football Federation (AIFF) is the organization that manages the game of association football in India.
• It administers the running of the India national football team and also controls the I-League, India’s premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions and teams.
• The AIFF was founded in 1937, and gained FIFA affiliation in the year 1948, after India’s independence in 1947.
• Currently, it has an office in Dwarka, New Delhi. India was one of the founding members of the Asian Football Confederation in 1954.