FIFA Suspends All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)

Kathmandu. The world football's highest body FIFA has informed that it has suspended the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) with immediate effect.ANFA General Secretary Kiran Rai informed Ratopati that the FIFA Council Bureau has decided to suspend ANFA, concluding that there has been a serious violation of FIFA statutes related to third-party interference.  Article 14, Sub-articles 1(a) and 3 of the FIFA statutes stipulate that there should be no undue interference from third parties in the activities of member associations.Previously, there was a heated dispute between the National Sports Council (NSC) and ANFA regarding elections and the operation of the...