Football: FFSL to vote in favour of AFC constitutional amendments - sources

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) has decided to vote in favour of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) constitutional amendments, when its representative meet on October 31, according to reliable sources. 

Last week hierarchy of FFSL were contemplating weather to vote for or against a decision of the AFC to amend its constitution. 

However, according to Ministry of Sports sources, Minster of Sports Faiszer Musthapha has warned the FFSL officials that if they vote in favour of AFC constitutional amendments, the local governing body would be brought under an Interim Committee. 

The AFC, according to reliable information, has notified its member countries on the upcoming transform but Sri Lanka is said to have taken a wobbly stance as some of its football experts call the move as 'unconstitutional and illegal', without proper explanation. 

According to the intended amendments of AFC, it would open the opportunity for non-members or outsiders to become members of its Executive Committee in place of elected members from member countries. 

Local football experts call the intended constitutional amendment as a 'breach of Foreign Policy adopted by Sri Lanka' as well as a obstruction of rights earned by the FFSL representatives of the AFC. 

The existing constitution of AFC states that member countries, who are part of its Executive Committee, could nominate two members at special sittings or Annual General Meetings, but the intended change would see representatives from non-member countries of AFC playing vital roles in voting as well as decision making.