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Reason Why India was Banned from Football Internationally
SportsFila Explains the Main Reason Why India was banned from football. Why did they ban India from playing football tournaments like the FIFA World Cup?
That’s because India, home to 1.4 billion people, has been temporarily suspended from international football. Last week, FIFA said the All India Football Federation (AIFF) had been banned after “flagrant violations of the FIFA statutes” because of “undue influence from third parties”.
Federation International de Football Association (FIFA), the governing body of world football, banned the All India Football Federation (AIFF) on August 16 2022 citing ‘third party’ intervention.
“They should have known FIFA was going to object,” he says, adding that Benin, Kuwait, Nigeria, Iraq and Pakistan have all been similarly sanctioned in recent years.
FIFA says the ban will be lifted when “the AIFF administration regains full control of the AIFF’s daily affairs”.
Why was India removed from the World Cup 2022?
But Fifa banned India from participating in the tournament upon learning that the team would not be wearing traditional football boots, and instead, playing barefoot. Since then, India have never qualified for Fifa’s quadrennial showpiece.
Despite one of the biggest populations in the world, India have never reached a World Cup or been particularly competitive beyond fixtures in South Asia itself.
Why was the Indian national team banned from playing in FIFA competitions?
Fifa said it suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to “undue interference by a third party”. This occurred after India’s Supreme Court disbanded the AIFF in May and appointed a three-member committee to govern the sport.
But Fifa’s rules say its member federations must be free from legal and political interference.
Will India ever play in the FIFA World Cup?
With the growth of the Indian Super League (ISL), Indian football now has a far bigger talent pool to choose from. SportsFila fully expects India to reach the World Cup soon. If not in 2026, then probably in 2030.
But recently, FIFA made the decision to ban India from football – causing 10 days of chaos in the process. This is the story behind why the AIFF was disbanded, and why such measures needed to take place.
Why India has been suspended by FIFA
FIFA claims that Indian football has structural problems. We should pay attention, as FIFA is pretty experienced in this matter.
You may not have noticed but the proportion of the world’s population who live in a FIFA member country just dropped by about 20 per cent.
That’s because India, home to 1.4 billion people, has been temporarily suspended from international football.
Last week, FIFA said the All India Football Federation (AIFF) had been banned after “flagrant violations of the FIFA statutes” because of “undue influence from third parties”. The unanimous decision was made by the Bureau of the FIFA Council, which is made up of president Gianni Infantino as well as the heads of each of the six continental federations.
Apart from the chaos in the organization, there is the factor of super popularity of cricket. Children while playing football will leave for a shot in cricket and return back – the mind and heart of Indian youth is in cricket.
I would love to see India competing on World Cup level. I hope they can overcome their corruption in the AIFF and rise up.
Another thing to add – India’s most successful women’s club Gokulam Kerala were unable to participate in the AFC Women’s Club Championship due to the ban. They traveled all the way to Uzbekistan just to return a week later.
India should have multiple leagues every league covering 2 or 3 states. This could help with exposure but would require investment in all the facilities.
India actually did qualify for the FIFA world Cup in Brazil in 1950, but a dire post-independence political, economic and social situation meant that they never made it to play.
Indian Football needs a major overhaul of its administrators. And a bigger vision.
Nigerian myth about India football ban
In Nigeria, it is believed that India was issued a hundred years ban for using black magic (juju) in their last match against Nigeria. It is believed that a Nigerian goalkeeper would see several lions approaching him anytime the Indian striker takes a shot at him. Nigerians also claim the scores were 99:0 in favor of India meaning the average of 1 goal per minute.
The match actually ended 99:1 but the Nigerian player that dared to score against India died shortly after, from unknown complications.
Inida vs Nigeria 99 1
The story has it that India played against Nigeria without shoes, won Nigeria 99-1, the Nigerian goal scorer reportedly died. Did these really happen?
The truth is that India is not just good enough for this story, bnecause they do not play active football apart from playing in Asia. As a matter of fact, India has only qualified for the world cup once- in 1950. This was because Asian countries like the Philippines, Indonesia and Burmese withdrew before the qualification round because of financial constraints.
Unfortunately, India also withdrew because of the same cause. So, this answers the myth about the world cup match between Nigeria and India. You can only Play in a tournament if you are fully registered.
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