AIFF suspension: Gokulam Kerala disallowed from taking part at AFC Club championship, PM’s intervention sought
The Hindu
FIFA has banned AIFF for undue influence from third parties
As what could be termed as the first after-effect of world football governing body FIFA’s suspension of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), India’s representative at the AFC Women’s Club championship, Gokulam Kerala, has been disallowed from taking part in the tournament, scheduled to kick off at Qarshi, Uzbekistan, on August 20.
Gokulam has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister in the matter. The Kerala-based team’s management has already sent a letter to the Prime Minister.
Also read:FIFA bans AIFF | Why it happened and what it means for Indian football
The Gokulam contingent has already arrived at the Uzbekistan capital of Tashkent, where it is stranded now. “On arrival, we heard through various media outlets that FIFA has banned AIFF (All India Football Federation) and the clubs are therefore no longer entitled to take part in the international competition until the suspension is lifted (Copy of the letter issued by FIFA, August 14, 2022, is attached),” says the letter from Goulam’s CEO Ashok Kumar to the Prime Minister.
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The letter further says: “Our first match against Iran is scheduled on 23rd August 2022. To take part in the prestigious AFC Women’s Club Championship, we trained for sixty days since June 18th and reached Tashkent on 16 th August 2022. The Asian Football Confederation sent a letter to the All India Football Federation on 16th August, 2022 (Copy of the letter issued by AFC is attached) stating that our club is no longer eligible to take part in the AFC Women’s Club Competition 2022.”
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