A Gazette notification has been issued announcing the appointment of a 3-member committee to call for and hold elections to the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.
Accordingly, the Gazette notification has been issued by Minister of Sport Roshan Ranasinghe.
As per the Gazette, A.G. C. Deshapriya will head the committee, while N.K. Kapubandara has been appointed as the Secretary, and K.A.R.C. Kahandawala as Treasurer.
The Sports Minister has also outlined regulations to be adhered to under the National Sports Authority.
The requirements include the election of officers for a tenure of 04 years and the appointments of a Secretary and Chief Executive Officer.
The move comes after the Court of Appeal, in January, issued an injunction order preventing the office bearers of the newly elected Sri Lanka Football Federation from functioning in their duties.
The order was given based on an application filed by the former chairman of the Federation Jaswar Umair who had accused the Sports Minister of depriving him of the opportunity to participate in the election conducted earlier in the month.
The former Chairman resorted to legal action accusing the sports minister of doing injustice to him.
Former MP Sri Ranga was appointed as the President of the Sri Lanka Football Federation in January 2023 in a controversial election.
Meanwhile, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) was also suspended by FIFA from January 21st 2023 until further notice.
The suspension was reportedly due to third-party interference in matters related to the FFSL as the Sri Lankan authorities had deviated from the agreed roadmap and complaints over the Sri Lanka football elections held on January 14, 2023. (NewsWire)
