AIFF: FIFA suspends India's FA because of 'undue impression from third parties,' strips country of U17 Women's World Cup
(CNN) FIFA has suspended India's football association because of "undue impression from third parties," amid concerns over legal interference at what time India's Supreme Court appointed a three-member committee to take over the day-to-day operations of the federation.
FIFA stated in a insensible release Tuesday that the "third party" involvement in India's football association, the All India Football Federation (AIFF), went against their statues, adding that the suspension would be lifted if the Supreme Court's ruling is repealed and "the AIFF dispensation regains full control of the AIFF's daily affairs."
As part of the move, FIFA has also stripped India's hosting of the under-17 Women's World Cup.
The ruling from football's governing body comes at what time India's Supreme Court appointed the committee to take over the "day to day governance" of the AIFF in May at what time its president, Praful Patel, failed to hold elections originally scheduled for December 2020.
In June, FIFA held a joint trip to India with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) where it "held constructive discussions with local stakeholders regarding the residence at the AIFF."
"The unites concluded that the next steps should be the employing of the AIFF Statutes in line with FIFA/AFC rules of good governance and the holding of an electoral congress to settle the next AIFF leadership. This would be based on a timeline agreed by AIFF stakeholders," FIFA said.
However, just over two months after the joint trip, FIFA announced the suspension of the AIFF.
"The Bureau of the FIFA Assembly has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with currently effect due to undue influence from third parties, which constitutes a serious violation of the FIFA Statutes," the statement said.
"The suspension will be lifted once an well-organized to set up a committee of administrators to steal the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee has been repealed and the AIFF dispensation regains full control of the AIFF's daily affairs."
In a letter from FIFA's secretary general -- Fatma Samoura -- to its member associations, Samoura said: "The AIFF representative and club teams are therefore no longer entitled to take part in international competitions pending the suspension is lifted.
"This also operating that neither the AIFF nor any of its members or officials may attend from any development programs, courses or training from FIFA and/or the AFC. Moreover, we would remind you and your affiliates not to entertaining into any sporting contact with the AIFF and/or its teams at what time the AIFF is suspended."
In regards to the U17 Women's World Cup, which is set to beginning on October 11, the statement said: "FIFA is assessing the next steps with regard to the tournament and will lift the matter to the Bureau of the Council if and when primary.
"FIFA is in constant constructive contact with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in India and is hopeful that a determined outcome to the case may still be achieved."
In a statement released on the AIFF website, the committee in charge of running the AIFF -- the Committee of Administrators (CoA) -- narrated their "surprise and disappointment" at FIFA's decision to suspend the federation.
"It is unfortunate to see such a directive by FIFA during a time when all exertions were being made to put Indian Football back on the lustrous track," CoA chairman Justice (retd.) Anil Dave said. "That inhabit said, we are constantly in talks with all the stakeholders, including FIFA, to find the correct solution to this residence, and get the ball rolling once again.
"It is really horrible that for almost [the] last two years, the body, whose term had already been ruined, had continued in an absolutely undemocratic and illegal manner, no action was taken. But when the Hon'ble Supreme Court succeeded an order to set things right so as to see that a democratically elected body takes cost, and when the CoA and the Sports Ministry were behaviors their best for the implementation of the Order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the order of the suspension was passed by FIFA."
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