Visakhapatnam, April 25 -- Gopala Krishna Kosaraju, the former president of the Andhra Pradesh Football Association, launched a sharp attack on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its president Kalyan Chaubey, accusing them of enabling political interference and creating divisions within football administration in the state.

Kosaraju alleged that the entry of political figures into sports bodies has derailed the progress of football in Andhra Pradesh. He claimed that parallel structures were being encouraged, which has led to confusion and a decline in the sport's development.

"We were duly elected in the year 2019 to 2023. We have brought in one League club also to play at Visakhapatnam in the year 2021. And we sponsored and p...