Super Cup was started on I-League clubs’ insistence, says Kushal Das

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The All India Football Federation general secretary, Kushal Das, has stated that the Super Cup competition was introduced after I-League clubs wanted to see how they fared against ISL clubs. Das also stated that he hopes the tensions are timely resolved and Super Cup starts on the scheduled date.

As many as eight I-League clubs had decided to withdraw their names from the Super Cup when just a week left for the Indian Super League to conclude, after their request to meet the AIFF President was blatantly ignored by the federation. That number has only increased since then with newbie Real Kashmir also in the mix strengthening the union while the tournament further got disrupted after Minerva Punjab’s unavailability saw their Super Cup clash with FC Pune City getting cancelled. 

The clubs holding the protest include the likes of Chennai City FC, Churchill Brothers, Aizawl FC, Gokulam Kerala, Mohun Bagan, Neroca FC, and more. With the AIFF president Praful Patel still not available for the meeting, Das has pointed out that the elite tournament was created upon I-League clubs’ insistence in the first instance.  

"Super Cup is a competition that was started on the insistence of I-League clubs. They wanted to play ISL teams and find out how they fare, so we started the Super Cup. Now they have some grievances and they have pulled out. But the game of football should not suffer,” said Das, reported Goal.

“The president has been very busy in the last few days, so he has not been able to meet them. We hope that the issues get resolved at the earliest and the final round of the Super Cup takes place smoothly," Das told Goal, at the sidelines of I-League award ceremony.”

I-League clubs had written a letter to Patel raising various issues concerning the future of the I-League after the league broadcasters had backed out midway into the season. But, their concerns haven’t been attended to yet and with the pre-quarterfinals scheduled to start from March 29, the tournament is standing at the brink of being cancelled altogether.

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