Dissatisfied football clubs demand further probe into origins of two Siniolchu FC players

GANGTOK, 02 Aug: Insisting that Siniolchu FC won the Sikkim League in violation of prescribed rules, representatives of Boys Club, Dzongri SC and United Sikkim Football Club have urged the Sikkim Football Association to probe further into the documents submitted by the Namchi club in defense of its two players alleged to be Nepal nationals.
“We have asked the SFA to further scrutinize the documents of the two Siniolchu FC players. As per our knowledge, the two players have been playing in Nepal clubs at Jhapa and fall under foreign players category. The SFA has assured to scrutinize the documents and come to a final conclusion. We will wait as it is a serious issue for Sikkim and goes beyond football,” said officials and players of the three clubs addressing reporters after the prize distribution ceremony today.
The officials and players alleged that documents stating that the two players were school students and residents of a village in Namchi could be fake.
“We had asked for copies of these documents to be provided to us so we can clear our doubts. The SFA should not go by documents given by a school Principal and Panchayat but conduct its own probe. If this issue is not solved now, other clubs could bring more players from Nepal submitting similar papers in the future as well. This practice will have serious consequences on football in Sikkim,” they said.
If the documents are found to be fake then it will also have serious consequences on the school and panchayat who gave these papers, the club officials and players pointed out. They maintained that they do not have personal grudges against Siniolchu FC but want rules to be followed and implemented equally for all clubs.