The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is still examining the Seikhohao Tuboi case wherein a player was suspended midway through the I-League Second Division from playing for Shillong Lajong. The player in question was registered at least with two State Associations simultaneously which was a clear disregard to the league’s regulation which states, “Only players who are first registered with the respective State association for the 2010-11 season are eligible to take part in the League.”
While the AIFF immediately suspended Tuboi from anymore participation in the Second Division League, no action was taken against Shillong Lajong which apparently goes against the regulations once again which mentions that the club must be immediately “scrapped off from the competition.”
Last evening, the Confederation for African Football (CAF) disqualified reigning champions TP Mazembe, who reached the finals of the Club World Cup, from participating in the Champions League after being guilty of fielding an ineligible player in the form of Janvier Besala Bokungu.
AIFF general secretary, Kushal Das affirmed that Tuboi was indeed ‘ineligible’ and mentioned that the guilty parties wouldn’t go scot-free. In that case Vasco Club would stand to benefit and earn a passage to the main I-League.
“The Player Status Committee, which reviewed the complaints confirmed that there is clear evidence that the player (Seikhohao Tuboi) is ineligible to play and therefore should be suspended from further participation till the conclusion of the investigation which is being carried out.”
“The Committee also decided that based on the investigation action may be taken against the Club as well as the local Associations,” informed Das.
Article IV of the Second Division I-League regulations, Point-3 states, “Any team refusing to play or does not turn up for the match at the scheduled time or refuses to start or complete a match or fields an ineligible player shall be scratched from the competition.”
Vinod Parkhot, president of the Vasco SC, has stated that action must be taken against the Club from the North East as they violated the league’s regulations. “Yes, we deserve to be in the I-League next season as Shillong Lajong fielded an ineligible player for four matches. As per the rules, we should have finished number two behind Sporting Clube De Goa.
“The AIFF has to take action against Lajong. Each team has put in efforts to come up to the I-League and no side can take an undue advantage,” said Parkhot. Vasco had submitted their letter of protest against Lajong almost a week back and are yet to get an official word from the AIFF.
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