New Delhi: The All India Football Federation has appealed to the Supreme Court for review of its new constitution’s two contentious clauses before its adoption on Oct 12.

At an urgent meeting in Delhi on Tuesday, the Ex Co members decided on a review petition of Articles 23 and 25, which deals with amendments to the constitution and Supreme Court’s control over it and concurrent memberships in the AIFF and state associations, respectively.

Following this decision, the matter was mentioned to the Court on Thursday, with the lawyer representing AIFF seeking “minor tweaks” to the two clauses. The judge decided to hear the matter again on Friday.

Article 25.3 (b and c) of the constitution, which the Supreme Court approved on September 19, prevents officials from holding administrative post

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