Saif Yusoof re-elected to head Mercantile Football Association

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Expolanka Freight Ltd., Classic Travels, and ITX 360 Managing Director Saif Yusoof was unanimously re-elected as the President of Mercantile Football Association for the term of 2020/22 at the 97th Annual General Meeting held at the FFSL Auditorium recently.

Saif Yusoof, an ardent football lover and a leading corporate professional is the Founder, owner, and President of the Colombo Football Club, which was inaugurated in 2008. 

He was elected as the youngest President of the Mercantile Football Association in 2019 when the Association reached its centenary.  His dynamic professional corporate background in the mercantile sector has helped to give a new dimension to mercantile football with a touch of global standards.  Mercantile Football Association was inaugurated in 1918 under the British.  The MFA is presently has a membership of over 40 mercantile blue chip companies including banks, finance companies, telecommunication partners, insurance companies, garment industries, travel trade related companies and hospitality trade. At the moment several companies are in the waiting list to obtain membership. Annually, the Mercantile Football Association conducts four major tournaments such as, the League tournament & the Knockout tournament under five divisions & further the Annual Seven a side and the Futsal five a side tournament. The Association is planning to conduct a Beach Soccer Tournament in the near future.

Elected Committee members for the period 20/22

  • President: Saif Yusoof – Expolanka Group
  • Vice Presidents: Piyal Perera – EFL; V. Manuel – LSR Group; Dennis Paris – Galadari Hotel
  • General Secretary: George Weerakkody – Ceylinco Insurance
  • Assistant Secretary: Abdur Rahuman – EFL
  • Treasurer: Suraj Hettiarachchi – Sampath Bank
  • Assistant Treasurer: Sineth Yasiru – Central Finance Co.

Council members

  • S.S. Wikramarathne – Lake House
  • Sampath Fernando – Seylan Bank
  • R.S. Mawela – Sri Lankan Airlines
  • Ruwanjith Bandara – Commercial Bank
  • Nishath Nawaz – Amãna Bank
  • Nixon Fernando – Akbar Brothers
  • Lahiru Senavirathne – HNB
  • Senior Advisor – Anton Atapattu
  • Advisor – Ranjith Mathew
  • Coordinator – K.A.G. Gunasena
  • Patron: FFSL President Anura de Silva 

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