India To Host U-17 Women's World Cup In October 2022, FIFA Lifts Suspension

“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,” FIFA wrote in its official release.

FIFA, the world’s football governing body, lifted the suspension of the All India Football Federation on Friday. The decision means that India will continue to host the U-17 Women’s World Cup in October 2022. “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,” FIFA wrote in its official release. “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.”

“FIFA and the AFC will continue to monitor the situation and will support the AIFF in organising its elections in a timely manner,” FIFA stated.

“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 statement concluded.

On August 15, FIFA suspended the AIFF for “undue influence from third parties” and stated that the U-17 Women’s World Cup “cannot currently be held in India as planned.”

On Tuesday, the AIFF asked FIFA to lift the ban imposed on it following the Supreme Court’s decision to terminate the Committee of Administrators’ mandate.