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Football: Former AIFF Prez Praful Patel Re-elected As WIFA President

By IANS News October 29, 2023 • 22:18 PM View: 413

Western India Football Association: Former President of the All India Football /federation, Praful Patel of Gondia District has retained his post as the President of the Western India Football Association (WIFA).

Patel, a Rajya Sabha MP, was elected unopposed for the term 2023-2027 during the quadrennial elections held at the Media Centre, Cooperage Football Ground, here, on Saturday. Patel has been president of WIFA for two decades.

Haresh Vora (Nagpur District), Chhatrapati Malojiraje (Kolhapur District), Vishwajeet Kadam (Pune District), Eknath Shinde (Thane District) and Sunil Dhande (Beed District) were elected unopposed as the five Vice-Presidents of the association.