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    Home / News / Sports News / FIFA suspends All India Football Federation: All we know
    FIFA suspends All India Football Federation: All we know
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    FIFA suspends All India Football Federation: All we know

    Written by Parth Dhall
    August 16, 2022 | 11:30 am 3 min read
    FIFA suspends All India Football Federation: All we know
    India were scheduled to host the Under-17 Women's football World Cup

    In what comes as a shocking piece of news, FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to "undue influence from third parties". FIFA informed about the development in a statement. As a result, India won't be able to host the Under-17 Women's football World Cup, which is scheduled to be held between October 11 and 30.

    The official statement of FIFA

    This is the first time in 85 years that the Indian football federation has been banned. "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once an order to set up a committee of administrators to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee has been repealed and the AIFF administration regains full control of the AIFF's daily affairs," read a statement from FIFA.

    Supreme Court suspended Praful Patel in May

    In May this year, the Supreme Court suspended Praful Patel as AIFF president for refraining from elections due in December 2020. Therefore, a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA), headed by judge AR Dave, was appointed to manage to affairs of the football federation. In August, FIFA urged the executive committee of AIFF to hold elections as per the schedule.

    FIFA had warned AIFF of this outcome

    FIFA first warned of suspending the AIFF on August 5. It stated that India would be stripped of its rights to host the women's U-17 WC. The warning followed Supreme Court's directive to hold elections of the federation. Notably, the elections would now be held on August 28, with the poll process starting on August 13. The Supreme Court has approved the CoA-proposed timeline.

    A harsh decision: Bhaichang Bhutia

    Indian legend Bhaichung Bhutia feels the decision to ban India from football is "harsh". "At the same time time I feel it's a great opportunity for us to get our system right. It's very important that all the stakeholders — the federation, the state associations, to come together and get the system right and everybody work for the betterment of Indian football," he added.

    What could be the next steps?

    FIFA said that the suspension period will end once the AIFF administration regains full control of the federation's daily affairs. An order to set up a committee of administrators to assume the powers of the AIFF is expected soon. As far as the Under-17 Women's football World Cup is concerned, FIFA could discuss the next steps with Bureau of Council.

    Football teams which have been banned in past

    India is not the first nation to be banned from football. Iraq (2008), Nigeria (2014), Guatemala (2016), Kuwait (2015), Indonesia (2015), Pakistan (2017 and 2022), Chad (2021), Zimbabwe (2002), and Kenya (2022) are the other nations to have faced a similar fate.

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