FIFA lifts India ban

FIFA today lifted the ban imposed on the All India Football Federation after Indian Supreme Court terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA), paving the way for the holding of the Under-17 Women's World Cup in in India in October as scheduled.

The FIFA had suspended the All India Football Federation on August 15 for "undue influence from third parties" and the lifting of the ban came 11 days after that.

 "The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to lift the suspension that was imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to undue third-party influence," the FIFA said in a statement.

 "The decision was taken after FIFA received confirmation that the mandate of the Committee of Administrators that was set up to assume the powers of the AIFF Executive Committee had been terminated and that the AIFF administration had regained full control of the AIFF's daily affairs.

 "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 FIFA statement added.