New Delhi: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday climbed down from its earlier directive and said it is not mandatory for Indian Super League (ISL) clubs to sign Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card holders.
In a June 20 media statement after its Special General Body Meeting, the AIFF had said it had "proposed and approved that in the ISL and the (second tier) Indian Football League (IFL), clubs may field a starting eleven comprising three foreign players and one OCI player".
