Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) President Kazi Salahuddin is set to retain South Asian Football Federation (Saff) presidency for the next four years after no one from the other seven countries in the federation expressed an interest in seeking the office.
The decision will likely be reached today at the Saff's Annual General Meeting in Kathmandu.
If another contender were to appear, the eight countries would vote, but if Salahuddin runs unopposed there will be no need for an election.
Salahuddin was elected Saff president as an unopposed candidate in 2009 and his four-year tenure came to an end yesterday. Saff has the tradition of holding its AGMday before the final of the Saff Football Championship.
Salahuddin, despite repeated pledges, failed to run the Saff Club Championship. On the other hand, he, introduced the Women’s Saff Football Championship and different age-level Saff Football Championships and successfully arranged Saff Championships on a regular basis.
It was learned that India is likely to host the next edition of the Saff Championship. According to an agreement between Saff and World Sports Group (WSG), India should host every alternate championship to woo local sponsors.
Salahuddin arrived at the Nepalese capital yesterday. Meanwhile, Alberto Colaco is tipped to retain his post as general secretary.
Meanwhile, Biplob Bhattacharjee, Bangladesh’s long serving goalkeeper, will be honoured by the SAFF today for being a member of the Bangladesh team in eight editions of the Saff Championship.