Football in Goa seems to have lost the steam of yesteryears. The Goa Football Association (GFA) in conjunction with the Goa Football Development Council must do everything possible to uplift the game back to its past glory. With the election to the GFA to be held soon, Churchill Alemao despite having crossed 70 is desperately craving to control the GFA for another term. That too having a criminal case against him which as per the GFA regulation Art 27 (f) is a direct disqualification from holding any post. With the GFA elections in mind, Churchill has once again raised the bogey about whether the Bandodkar Gold Trophy was of gold or gold plated. While as MLA he had raised this issue in the Assembly and the government decided to order an investigation while Churchill did nothing to pursue the issue. And has chosen to wake up now on that issue for obvious reasons.
For the sake of football will Churchill Alemao gracefully hang up his boots and make way for someone young and capable with real appeal to lead and take a now sagging football forward?
