AIFF begins hunt for new under-17 football team coach

The AIFF officially parted ways with India's FIFA U-17 World Cup coach Nicolai Adam by "mutual consent" on Tuesday.

Edited By: India.com Sports Desk

Updated: February 10, 2017, 1:50 PM IST

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AIFF office in Dwarka, New Delhi. (File picture)

Following the sacking of beleaguered Nicolai Adam barely nine months ahead of the forthcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday advertised for a new head coach for the U-17 national team.

Reflecting on the future course of action, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said, “A committee will be formed to shortlist the candidates and conduct the interviews. Based on the advertisement, the applications received would be considered by the committee.”

“The boys are presently training in Goa and we want to expedite the process to enable the coach to take charge at the
earliest,” Das added.

The AIFF officially parted ways with Adam by “mutual consent” on Tuesday.

That the German had been shown the door by AIFF following complaints of “physical abuse” by his players, has been doing the round for weeks.

Adam was appointed as the coach two years ago on the recommendation of the German Football Federation.

Last month, though, 21 players from the team submitted a letter to AIFF president Praful Patel, in which they alleged that the former Azerbaijan U-17 coach physically abused them.