Pakistan Football Federation has been suspended from international football by Fifa with immediate effect due to “undue third-party interference”.
“The suspension would prevent Pakistani teams, including the national side, from playing in international competition and the PFF from benefiting from FIFA development and training programmes”,FIFA said in a statement.
“The PFF offices and its accounts remain in control of a court-appointed administrator, which constitutes a violation of the PFF obligations to manage its affairs independently and without influence from any third parties in accordance with the FIFA Statutes,” said FIFA. “The suspension will be lifted once the PFF offices and access to the PFF accounts are returned to the PFF.”
A PFF spokesman told that they had no immediate comment but were preparing a statement to explain “the background which led to this and also our views on the suspension”.
According to FIFA records, Pakistan, 200th of 211 teams in the world rankings, have not played a full international since a 0-0 draw with Yemen in a World Cup qualifier in March 2015.
Pakistan have never qualified for the World Cup.
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