Alex Ambrose to Sudeva Delhi FC: Sudeva Delhi FC decided on Wednesday not to hire Alex Ambrose as their head coach after the All India Football Federation stated that it will not approve the employment of someone suspected of sexual misconduct involving a juvenile.The Delhi club had requested permission from the AIFF since it was required to register players and personnel through the Centralised Registration System (CRS). Follow Indian Football Team LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
‘Considering the whole scenario and taking into account any possible impact from the fans and other stakeholders, we have decided not to go ahead and appoint him (Ambrose) as coach of my club,” Sudeva Delhi FC owner Anuj Gupta told PTI on Wednesday.
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Ambrose was fired from his position as the Indian women’s U-17 team’s assistant coach due to allegations of sexual misbehaviour during a training and publicity trip of Europe last year. After a FIR was filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at a police station in Dwarka, a Delhi court issued an arrest warrant for him in February. Ambrose has refuted the charges.
”The deal (with Ambrose) has not yet been completed and we have no financial obligation towards him. So, we are not going ahead with (Ambrose) as our planned appointment as team coach.” Gupta had on Monday confirmed that his club had applied to the AIFF for clearance of Ambrose.
He had also supported the action, claiming that a person is innocent until proven guilty and that he cannot be denied the opportunity to earn a living via his trade
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”He (Ambrose) has not been proven guilty. He is currently on bail and he cannot be barred from earning his livelihood. So, we have not done anything wrong (by appointing Ambrose as coach),” Gupta had said.
It was learnt that the AIFF top brass considered Sudeva Delhi FC’s move as ”unacceptable”.
”Not only the AIFF is going to shoot down the application of Sudeva Delhi FC to clear Ambrose as coach, but also the top brass considers the move as unacceptable,” a source had said.
”How can a club appoint a person against whom an FIR has been filed under POCSO Act as coach?”
Sudeva Delhi FC finished 12th and last in the I-League last season and were relegated to the second division.
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