Making the announcement here, AIFF president Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi said the contract with Nayeemuddin ended with Asian Games. Indian performance in Asiad, though they failed to make it to quarterfinals, was good but lack of international exposure let them down. There was no no doubt about the commitment Nayemuddin had for the game, he added.

He said negotiations for a foreign coach were on through Fifa and expressed confidence of getting a competent foreign coach by middle of January. A panel of coaches would be identified afterwards, he added.

The two-day meeting of the AIFF discussed manager's role and responsibility in the third national football league and evaluated the performance of the team in the just concluded 13th Asian Games in Bangkok. He said Ranjit Gupta and Armado Colaco would be incharge of youth development programmes for under 16 and under 19 respectively. P P Laxmanan would be in charge of Pre Olympic qualifying rounds.