The meeting of Argentine Football Association (AFA) was re-elected this Thursday Claudio Tapia as president until October 2028, despite an attempt this week by the General Inspection of Justice (IGJ) to suspend the meeting amid tension with the Government of Javier Milei.
The AFA expressed in Wallthe only candidate, by 44 votes in favor, while a new Executive Committee was also appointed with the entry of the president of Boca Juniors, Juan Román Riquelmeas vice president of the national institution.
In addition, it was decided to change the corporate name of AFA to the province of Buenos Airesexpand the number of possible consecutive presidential terms from four to five and eliminate relegations from the first division of Argentine Professional Soccer League for this season.
Legal action will allow AFA leave the spotlight of the IGJ and pass into the hands of the Directorate of Legal Entities, an organ of the province of Buenos Airesrun by the Peronists Axel Kicillofwith whom Wall maintains a good relationship.
These resolutions will now remain in the hands of the Civil Appeals Chamber of the City of Buenos Aires, where the AFA appealed the decision of the IGJ, a body relying on Ministry of Justice Argentine and tried to suspend the meeting this Thursday due, among other things, to the organization’s decision to advance the presidential elections, scheduled for October 2025.
This week’s episodes took place amid high tensions between the Government of Javier Milei and the AFA regarding the Executive’s desire to allow the entry of Sports Joint Stock Companies (SAD) into Argentine football.
This decision, controlled by law and supported by the former president of Argentina and political ally of Milei, Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), against the AFA law.
In that crusade against SAD, the federation referred to FIFA and the Conmebol and both organizations support the independence of the AFA and its inviolable law, which is why the entity led by Tapia warned of possible sanctions for Argentina if the Government continues with its goal.
Source: La Verdad
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