New Delhi: The ban imposed by FIFA, the international governing body of football, on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been lifted. It was decided to lift the ban in the council bureau meeting. All India Football Federation has been banned by FIFA citing outside interference in its internal affairs and violation of FIFA rules. The ban was imposed on August 16. With the lifting of the ban imposed by FIFA, India will host the U-17 Women’s World Cup from October 11 to 30.
FIFA imposed the ban because of the measures taken by the special governing body. FIFA has made it clear that the ban will only be lifted if the special governing body is dissolved and the governing body of the federation takes full charge. Then, on Monday, the Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of the special governing body formed to supervise the activities of the federation. AIFF has been banned by FIFA for the first time in its 85-year history.
FIFA Ban : Supreme Court dissolves AIFF interim governing body; Election soon
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dissolved the All India Football Federation’s Provisional Committee of Administration (CoA) to overturn the ban imposed by FIFA. In the context of the ban imposed by FIFA on the AIFF, the Supreme Court is preparing to dissolve the temporary governing body appointed by it and conduct an election for a new leadership. The Acting Secretary General of AIFF will take charge of the administrative affairs of the Federation in place of the defunct COA.
Also, the court extended the holding of federation elections for one more week as per the request of the central government. The court adjourned the election after the court sought leave to conduct scrutiny and other steps in some matters related to the nomination. When the COA was appointed, the Supreme Court had directed that the election of the new governing body of AIFF be held on August 28. The election will be held in the first week of September.
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Also the Electoral Roll for the election was reduced to 36 Electoral College. The voter list is organized by association office-bearers of various states and an associate. The court informed that the old Returning Officer himself is in charge of the election. Earlier, the AIFF voter list was prepared to include 36 prominent Indian football players. But FIFA also objected to players and individuals becoming an electoral college. Following this, the AIFF submitted to the Supreme Court by reorganizing the voter list by making only the states and Union Territories associations into elector colleges.
Five people, including three former Indian players, are vying for the post of All India Football President. Seven people submitted their nomination papers. In this, CEO of Churchill Brothers Club Valanka Alemao and Rajasthan Football Association President Manvendra Singh were rejected.
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