Kolkata, May 23: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has officially adopted the National Sports Governance Act 2025 (NSGA) during a Special General Body Meeting (SGBM) held in Kolkata on Saturday.
The meeting was attended by 19 members of the Executive Committee, 32 representatives from member state associations, along with delegates from FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). An official statement confirmed, “The General Body unanimously approved the adoption of the NSGA by the AIFF.”
The NSGA is set to play a crucial role in the administration of Indian football under the national sports framework, emphasizing the need for improved governance structures and enhanced transparency and accountability across all sports associations.
During the meeting, discussions also focused on constitutional reforms for AIFF’s member associations. The federation stated that it will share a draft of the constitution with its member associations to gather suggestions and feedback.
The statement added, “The General Body discussed that the draft constitution should be shared with member associations, which will be given 15 days to provide their final opinions.”
In addition to governance reforms, the meeting addressed the commercial aspects of the federation’s Master Rights Agreement (MRA), which is one of the most significant business decisions for Indian football, defining and regulating its media rights, sponsorships, and marketing agreements.
It was announced that two firms have submitted bids for the agreement. Furthermore, the General Body granted the Executive Committee the authority to negotiate further on this matter.
The statement further noted, “The federation also discussed the Master Rights Agreement (MRA), for which it received bids from two entities. In this regard, the General Body unanimously approved granting negotiation and deliberation rights on the MRA to the Executive Committee.”