New Delhi, Jun 01: Seventeen national footballers today signed contracts with the AIFF with the players, who recently struck deals with new clubs with increased pay packages after the I-League season, getting almost the new amount while others got 15 per cent hike to their existing salary.
The arrangement would mean that players like Steven Dias and Mohammad Rafi, who signed new contracts with Churchill Brothers, will get the same amount as their new salary. They were reportedly getting lesser amount from their former club Mahindra United as compared to other top players.
The AIFF had proposed 15 per cent hike in the existing (2009-10 season) salary of select 30 players on pro-rata basis for eight months (June to January, 2011). They will train under national coach Bob Houghton exclusively for January 7-29 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar.
–Agencies