The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has formed a three-member committee, headed by former judge Justice L. Nageswara Rao, to oversee the entire tender process for selecting its new commercial partner, as per a directive of the Supreme Court (SC).
The September 2 order of the SC, before which a case relating to the constitution of the AIFF is pending, had also cleared the way for conducting the Indian Super League (ISL), which had been put on hold since July 11 by the event organiser FSDL, which is also the current commercial partner of the national federation.
“To oversee the selection process, the Executive Committee (of the AIFF) resolved to form a three-member Bid Evaluation Committee (BEC). The BEC will be chaired by Hon’ble Justice L. Nageswara Rao, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India,” the AIFF said in a statement on Sunday.
The other two officials of the committee are Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Audit and Compliance Committee member Kesavaran Murugasu and AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey.
The decision to form the three-member committee was taken by the AIFF Executive Committee after a virtual meeting on Saturday. The AIFF also decided to hold the Super Cup tournament—a domestic tournament open to clubs across multiple tiers—from October 25 to November 22 in a phased manner.
“(the executive committee) approved the Federation’s Request for Quotation (RFQ) process for selecting an agency to manage and award the rights to monetise AIFF’s commercial properties for a limited term,” the AIFF said.
“Additionally, the AIFF’s MRA Task Force Committee, which was constituted at the AIFF Executive Committee meeting on April 7, 2025, will continue as the Tender Committee to evaluate the recommendations of the professional services firm,” it added.
Published on Sep 07, 2025
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