The Indian Federation was suspended by FIFA and all football in this great country will suffer. Especially the soccer players, who had U-17 World Cup October to be able to expose to the media.
The FIFA Council Office on Monday suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) “with immediate effect for undue influence by third parties, which constitutes a serious breach of FIFA laws,” according to a statement. In particular, political interference in the functioning of the federation, which is prohibited by FIFA.
This suspension had an immediate and very concrete effect in this country where football is still a secondary sport behind cricket: the U-17 Women’s World Cup, to be played in India from October 11 to 30, will not take place . This will be the first FIFA tournament to be held in India since 2017.
The ban also coincided with the start of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Club Championship, where players from Indian national champion Gokulam Kerala FC qualified for the first time.
“We have worked hard for the last two months and all the players are preparing to win the AFC trophy,” said Ashalati Devi, captain of the Indian team and team, in an interview with India News. “Winning the title is still a dream for us,” explained Devi, describing the team as “broken by everything”. In a statement, the club regretted that they were prevented from competing “for reasons beyond our control.”
According to Lavanya Verma, who is about to be retained in the national team, “the main reason for this suspension lies in the mismanagement (of the AIFF), but we are innocent players and now we have to bear the brunt of the situation.”
The group of women, higher than men
The women’s national team is ranked 58th in the world, an average ranking but much better than the men’s (104), and Gokulam’s players became the first Indian team to qualify for a competition in AFC last year.
National referee Rachana Kamani believes that the suspension imposed by FIFA could jeopardize the future of the sport and make it less attractive. “With this ban, women’s desire to play football may decrease because they will not see a future in this sport,” he explained to AFP.
Source: La Verdad
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