Praful Patel appointed as AFC senior vice president

All India Football Federation President Praful Patel has been appointed as a senior vice president of Asian Football Confederation.

Patel, who was serving as the vice president of the South East Region for the Asian Football Confederation, thanked all for their support.

“I am grateful & thankful for all the support extended,” Patel tweeted from his official Twitter account.

I am grateful to the #AFC Executive Committee & to AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa for their conviction & patronage.

— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) December 1, 2016

Electing me Sr. V.P. of AFC is a victory for #IndianFootball. It is confidence in India, in our vision & dev of the game. @theafcdotcom

— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) December 1, 2016