Raghumani elected new AMFA president
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, October 11 2014 :
Potshangbam Raghumani has been elected today as the new President of The All Manipur Football Association (AMFA) during an election which had been a long pending issue for AMFA.
President seat of AMFA has been lying vacant for a long time as Arambam Santosh resigned in the month of April this year.
Now Raghumani will hold the office till March 31, 2016.All the 86 members, who are eligible for voting rights, exercised their franchise today.
In the counting, Raghumani and his rival candidate president, Imphal West District Football Association S Sanatomba were in tie after getting 42/42 votes.
After that, returning officer decided their fate by a toss.
Just after the election, Raghumani expressed his intention to bring a revolution in the field of football in state by initiating various programmes to produce talented footballers from the state.
But he confessed that he alone could not perform it, as it requires a concerted effort.
Postshangbam Raghumani is the father of renowned footballer P Renedy.