Have a look at the player’s reaction as Alex Ambrose has a warrant out for his arrest about an instance of sexual misconduct and know who was the coach and his story
The former assistant coach of the Indian Under-17 women’s football team, Alex Ambrose, who was fired in July for sexual misconduct, has a warrant out for his arrest from a Delhi court.
Who is Alex Ambrose ex-U17 India women’s football team coach, his biography and story
The court’s website states that the warrant was issued on Friday by Section 70 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. It said that the accused had received a notice for bond violation (Sec 446) and had been summoned by the court (Sec 16).
Ambrose was allegedly named as an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POSCO) in July of last year, which is when criminal proceedings against him allegedly got underway.
ESPN received confirmation from the Dwarka Police Station at the time that a case had been filed there. The All India Football Federation had received a legal letter from Ambrose, who had denied any wrongdoing for “tarnishing his reputation by levelling frivolous charges”. The AIFF has not provided any further updates on the situation since.
When did it all begin?
Ambrose is said to have been caught in an uncomfortable circumstance with a member of the side while the U-17 side was on an exposure tour in Norway. He was then called to India immediately.
Football coach Alex Ambrose, who was sacked as assistant coach of the U17 Indian women’s team earlier in 2022 after being accused of sexual misconduct, has been linked to a club in the Indian Women’s League, the country’s top-tier professional league for women. Multiple sources have reported that Alex Ambrose was in Goa with the Sethu FC team, the Tamil Nadu-based club who won the title in 2018/19, sending alarm bells ringing within the Indian football fraternity.
The controversy came to light when reports of Ambrose’s appointment by Sethu FC started a storm on social media over the weekend.
Back in July 2022, when U17 Indian Women’s team was on an European tour under coach Thomas Dennerby, assistant coach Alex Ambrose was sent back to India and was sacked later by the CoA running AIFF then.
National team athletes respond to the arrest warrant for Alex Ambrose in the sexual misconduct case
The first members of the senior national team to respond to the news that Alex Ambrose, the former assistant coach of the India women’s Under-17 team who was fired for sexual misconduct last July, had an arrest warrant, were Ashalata Devi, the captain of the football team for India, and goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan.
They demanded harsh punishment against Ambrose in their tweets today, which were sent out just hours after it was reported that a Delhi court had issued the warrant.
They also stated that there was no place for harassment of any type in football.
Check out the Tweets by the Indian players:
Good to see legal action being taken. I hope strong action is taken and a precedent is set for the future. There should be 0% tolerance for any kind of harassment. #IndianFootball https://t.co/PqmmYdZj5J
— Aditi Chauhan GK 🇮🇳 (@aditi03chauhan) February 11, 2023
Strong action should be taken against Alex Ambrose, so young girls feel they are safe and protected. Football has no place for any kind of harassment.#indianfootball https://t.co/ZkbqtUEkwN
— Ashalata Devi official (@AshalataDevi4) February 11, 2023