AFC President condoles the death of Fortunato Franco
ANI
11 May 2021, 13:37 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): AFC President Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa extended his condolences for the demise of former India International Fortunato Franco on Monday.
In a letter addressed to AIFF President Praful Patel, the AFC President said, I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the former Asiad gold medallist Fortunato Franco. Franco was a part of the Indian team that won the Asiad gold in 1962 after defeating the Republic of Korea 2-1 in the final. Apart from that, he was also a part of the Indian team that took part in the 1960 Rome Olympics, and the 1964 Asian Cup, where the Blue Tigers finished second.