CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -MUMBAI: India and Mohun Bagan striker Jeje Lalpekhlua on Thursday received the All India Football Federation’s inaugural player of the year 2016 award.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan have been named the 2021-22 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Men’s Footballer of the Year and the 2021-22 Women’s Footballer of the Year, respectively.

Detailed explanation-3: -Former Indian goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey was elected as the new president of the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF). He will become the first ex-player to hold the top office of India’s football governing body in its 85 years of existence.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sunil Chhetri has received the award a record seven times: in 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018−19 and most recently, 2021−22. Jo Paul Ancheri and Bhaichung Bhutia are the other players who have won this award more than once.

Detailed explanation-5: -2021-22 AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year: Manisha Kalyan. 2021-22 Men’s Footballer of the Year: Sunil Chhetri.