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17/08/22 06:10 AM IST

FIFA suspends Indian football federation due to third party influence

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  • FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to "undue influence from third parties.
Reason for Suspension 
  • In May this year, India’s Supreme Court disbanded the AIFF (due to issues of mismanagement) and appointed a three-member committee to govern the sport. (Similar to the steps taken for BCCI, after Lodha committee recommendations)
  • However, Fifa’s rules say its member federations must be free from legal and political interference.
  • The suspension will be lifted once an order to set up a committee of administrators to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee has been repealed and the AIFF administration regains full control of the AIFF’s daily affairs.
Impact
  • The suspension means that the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, scheduled to take place in India on 11-30 October 2022, cannot currently be held in India as planned.
  • Apart from losing the hosting rights to U-17 Women’s World Cup, the national teams will not be able to play in international matches. Even Indian clubs will not be allowed to participate in continental tournaments.
  • The men's team is scheduled to play Singapore and Vietnam next month but those matches are now uncertain.
  • The senior women's team cannot take part in the SAFF Women's Championship next month, while Gokulam Kerala FC will not be able to take part in the AFC Women's Club Championship next week.
Source- Indian Express 

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