Lallianzuala Chhangte and Indumathi Kathiresan were named the AIFF Best Men's and Women's Players of the Year 2023-24 in a glittering AIFF Award Night attended by a galaxy of icons from the sporting world in New Delhi on Friday, July 19, 2024.

Apart from Chhangte and Indumathi, the other individual award winners were Khalid Jamil (Best Men's Coach), Sukla Dutta (Best Women's Coach), David Lalhlansanga (Promising Men's Player), Neha (Promising Women's Player), Ramachandran Venkatesh (Best Referee) and Ujjal Halder (Best Assistant Referee). 

Chhangte, the 2023-24 ISL Cup winner scored 11 goals and assisted seven in all competitions for his club Mumbai City FC and was the highest scoring Indian in the ISL. For the Indian national team, Chhangte scored against Qatar in Doha in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in June 2024.

He commented, “I am so honored to receive this award. Although I can't be there, I am thanking the god, my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ for his guidance, protection and blessings. He is the only reason why I am here.” 

Indumathi, the crafty midfielder won the 2023-24 Indian Women's League title with Odisha FC, scoring five goals in the competition. Indumathi won the Best Midfielder award in the IWL. For the Indian national team, she scored against Estonia in the Turkish Women's Cup in February this year.

Jamshedpur FC head coach Khalid Jamil was awarded the AIFF men's coach of the year. Taking charge of the club midseason, he led the Red Miners to the semi-finals of the Kalinga Super Cup, their best-ever finish in the competition.