One of the hottest soccer elections in the offing
Ranjith Rodrigo and Anura de Silva pictured here after the 2015 election of office bearers. Two have bitter rivals now and contest each other to wrest control of the Football Federation at the forthcoming election.
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) closed nominations for its election of office bearers on June 6 and objections and appeals will be taken up on June 9. The election will be held on July 1 at the Sports Ministry Auditorium.
With closing of the nominations, mudslinging has commenced in earnest privately and in pubic among the candidates.
According to FFSL there are 63 candidates who have forwarded their nominations with six candidates submitting their nominations for the post of president.
The list include incumbent president Anura de Silva, former president Ranjith Rodrigo, DIG Pathmasiri Munasinghe, Retd DIG K.P.P. Pathirana, former Sri Lanka goal keeper Demodaran Chandrasiri and former Director Media Rukmal Perera.
According to sources objections have been made on four of the six candidates citing various reasons including the violation of the Sports Law.
Anura de Silva is levelled with the allegation that he has interfered with Immigration and Emigration Laws while the allegation against Ranjit Rodrigo is that he has not played football.
For the secretary’s post six names have been nominated and objections have been raised on four of them. Only four vice presidents will be selected, but 16 have handed in their nominations.