The under-17 Women’s World Cup will go ahead in India from October 11 after world governing body FIFA lifted a suspension on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Friday.
The AIFF were plagued through governance issues, and become finally suspended on August 19 through FIFA “due to undue influence from third parties” ” — member institutions should be unfastened from criminal and political interference.
The ban impacted all soccer there from guys and women, from expert right all the way down to grassroots, such as the scrapping of the under-17 Women’s World Cup.
But Friday the FIFA Council determined to boost the suspension after a brief mandate of directors proved successful.
AIFF have now been passed again complete manage of every day affairs pending clean elections, FIFA said.
“FIFA will continue to monitor the situation and will support the AIFF in organising its elections in a timely manner,” FIFA said.
“As a consequence, the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 scheduled to take place on 11-30 October 2022 will be held in India as planned.”
The AIFF’s troubles saw former chief Praful Patel remain in office beyond his term without fresh elections.
FIFA ruled his presidency invalid and appointed administrators to stage fresh elections.
