New Delhi: AIFF general secretary Kushal Das gave enough hints Tuesday that senior men’s team chief coach Stephen Constantine would be handed a contract extension in March despite certain reports of rift with senior players.
Das also confirmed that Portuguese Luis Norton de Matos’ contract will run till the end of the I-League, where he will be coaching the Indian Arrows. “His (De Matos) contract is till the end of I-League, then we will sit and discuss,” Das stated.
On issue of Constantine, he stated that the coach is likely to be rewarded for the senior team’s 13-match unbeaten streak including a berth in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup tournament.
“It will be a decision of technical committee finally (in March 2018) but going by his (Constantine’s) performance and results, I don’t see any reason why he should not be continued with,” Das pointed out.
Das also termed the rift between Constantine and some seniors as a ‘little bit of made up’. “I don’t think there is any serious rift, probably a bit made up, maybe he has had a bit of difference with some of the players but not a major issue,” Das said.
Press Trust of India
