New Delhi: The AIFF are set to meet I-League, Indian Super League clubs and the Asian Football Confederation officials in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday to discuss about the future roadmap for Indian football.
The Indian football association, in consultation with the AFC, is expected to present a "roadmap" for the future of Indian club football as there is still no clarity regarding which league will be the top tier competition in the country.
In June, the AIFF announced that the ISL would take over from the I-League India's AFC Champions League qualifier slot from 2019-20. This effectively means the ISL takes over as India's top-tier football league.
I-League clubs meanwhile have protested and asked for the introduction of promotion and relegation level to allow them to take part in the ISL.
Officials of Kolkata clubs Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and ATK as well as Minerva Punjab owner Ranjit Bajaj have reached the Malaysian capital for the meeting.
"We will wait and watch. We definitely hope that AFC is thinking of betterment of Indian football. We hope to get some answers in this perspective," East Bengal senior official Debabrata Sarkar told a leading news agency.
"We are hoping for the best from the AFC and we strongly believe in their policies and principles as long as AFC follows their own constitution. We are expecting a structured roadmap for the betterment of football in India," said Bajaj.
