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CHENNAI: The Chennai Football Association (CFA) Senior Division League is likely to resume next month after a one-year break. Even though a date hasn't been fixed yet, it was learnt that advocate K Elangoo, a member of the adhoc committee appointed by the Madras High Court to conduct the league, has sent a letter to the members of CFA .

The letter asked the interested clubs to register their players under Centralised Registration System (CRS) through the All India Football Federation (AIFF) portal on or before January 15.

A source confirmed that a few clubs have already started registering their players. However, it is also understood that a few teams are unwilling to invest in the league due to uncertainty factor. The CFA league wasn't conducted last year since there were no one to run the show at the association after the Madras High Court had declared the results of CFA election held in 2018 null and void. However, the association had charged participation fees from the clubs and 'the money hasn't been accounted for'.

"Since there was no league, we should have got a refund. But we didn't. So what's the guarantee that the league will be conducted this time. A few clubs have also sent letters asking about the sponsors of the league and availability of the ground with ISL happening. If the league eventually doesn't take place like last year, then the clubs will also lose money because they need to pay salary to their contracted players. Also why would players commit to a league which is uncertain," a club official told TOI.

