NARAYANGHAT: The Special General Assembly of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) on Friday passed the new bylaws and decided to go for fresh election in September. The long dispute in football — that cost the players and officials two national leagues and other tournaments — seems to have come to an end after the assembly passed the bylaws approved by the Asian Football Confederation. The simple majority of the assembly passed the bylaws as per the agreement reached between the officials of the ANFA and Nepal Football Association (NFA). On Thursday, the draft committee headed by NFA President Bijay Narayan Manandhar decided to take the bylaws to the special general assembly. The dispute in football began some three years ago with the clubs protesting the working style of the ANFA and demanding rights. The protest went so high that the football almost reached to zero level. As per the new bylaws, the ANFA executive committee will have 31 members with General Secretary, Treasurer and CEO to be nominated as the paid staff. The executive committee members will have the rights to nominate themselves for the elections but will not have voting rights. “We will request the FIFA and AFC to review this provision,” said ANFA President Ganesh Thapa. As per the new bylaws, the A Division Clubs will have a total of 20 votes, while B and C will get five and three respectively. The district FAs along with Players Association, Referee Association, Women’s Association and Coaches’ Association will have one vote each. The assembly also approved the last two year’s budget. The financial reports showed ANFA’s income of Rs 36.58 million and expenses of Rs 37.08 million in the 2007 and Rs 35.7 million of income and Rs 45.8 million of expenses in 2008. The ANFA officials, NFA officials and representatives of 39 district FAs attended the assembly. Only Ilam district FA remained absent. The NFA officials also attended the closed session of the assembly. ANFA President Ganesh Thapa hoped the dispute would be over for ever now. “This is not anyone’s win. Nobody has lost. Football has won today,” said emotional Thapa. “The General Assembly is the largest forum for me and I am ready to quit if the majority wants me to do so,” said Thapa, who has been at the helm of ANFA for more than a decade. “I am always ready to fight against the political interference and never wanted a fight against the football friends,” he added.