Fransa Pax football club, which was asked to tender an “unconditional apology” by All-India Football Federation (AIFF) by February 20, has today expressed their eagerness to return to the 10th National Football League.“The club, however, would like to continue from the fifth round against Air-India,” the club’s general secretary George Fernandes said in a letter to AIFF secretary Alberto Colaco.Fernandes said the manager Anthony Fernandes, coach Norbert Gonsalves and goalkeeper Virender Singh have already apologised before the disciplinary committee of AIFF for whatever happened on the field on January 30 during their match against Mahindra United.The Goan club’s match against the Jeepmen — in which the former lost — became controversial following the refree’s decision over a spot kick.
