- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
In a major respite to Indian football, the International Football Federation (FIFA) has lifted the ban it had imposed on the South Asian nation on August 15 on grounds of “undue interference by third-party”.
As a result of the latest move by the football’s international governing body, India will be able to hold the Under-17 Women’s World Cup which is scheduled to be held between October 11 and 30.
Breaking: FIFA lifts suspension of All India Football Federation.
It also means India can host the Women’s under-17 World Cup in October.#indianfootball @IndianFootball #FIFA pic.twitter.com/2zfn27gdKr— Sanny Rudravajhala (@SannyR1985) August 26, 2022
In a statement, the world body said, “Bureau of the Council decided on 25 August to lift the suspension of the AIFF with immediate effect. As a consequence, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 scheduled to take place on 11-30 October 2022 can be held in India as planned.
“Finally, as foreseen in the decision of the Bureau of 14 August 2022, a further communication to the AIFF will follow shortly with respect to the next steps to be taken towards holding elections. Kindly take note that FIFA and the AFC will continue to monitor the situation and will support the AIFF in organising the elections in a timely manner,” it added.
