FIFA Lifts AIFF BAN – All India Football Federation: The Bureau of the FIFA Council has lifted the suspension on the All India Football Federation (AIFF). This has ended 12 days of exile for the Indian federation. The world body had suspended India on August 14 owing “to undue third-party influence.”: Follow Indian Football news & U-17 Women World CUP updates with InsideSport.IN
The decision was taken after FIFA received confirmation that the mandate of the committee of administrators that was set up to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee had been dissolved. The AIFF administration has now regained full control of the daily affairs.
The decision will allow India to organize U-17 Women’s World Cup as planned.
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FIFA and the AFC will continue to monitor the situation and will support the AIFF in organizing its elections in a timely manner. As a consequence, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022™ scheduled to take place on 11-30 October 2022 will be held in India as planned.
The official statement from FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura read, “Dear Sir, We would like to inform you that the situation of the AIFF was submitted to the attention of the Bureau of the FIFA Council (hereinafter: the Bureau). On this occasion, the Bureau was informed of the Supreme Court hearing held on 22 August 2022, by means of which it was decided, inter alia, that:
1. The mandate of the CoA “stands terminated”; and
2. The day-to-day management of AIFF shall be exclusively looked after by the AIFF administration led by the Acting General Secretary.
Under these circumstances, the Bureau of the Council decided on 25 August 2022 to lift the suspension of the AIFF with immediate effect. As a consequence, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022™ scheduled to take place on 11-30 October 2022 can be held in India as planned.
Finally, as foreseen in the decision of the Bureau of 14 August 2022, a further communication to the AIFF will follow shortly with respect to the next steps to be taken towards holding elections. Kindly take note that FIFA and the AFC will continue to monitor the situation and will support the AIFF in organising the elections in a timely manner. We thank you for taking note of the above and welcome this positive outcome.”
FIFA and the AFC will continue to monitor the situation. They will support the AIFF in organising its elections in a timely manner.
As a consequence, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 scheduled to take place on October 11-30, 2022 will be held in India as planned.
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