The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has announced the suspension of the football federations of Congo, Congolese Football Association (Fécofoot) and Pakistan, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), which means that their teams will be barred from participating in international competitions.
FIFA clarified in a statement released on its website on Thursday
FIFA said FECOFOOT has been suspended with immediate effect due to a particularly serious situation of undue interference by third parties in the affairs of the organisation, which constitutes a clear violation of FECOFOOT’s obligations in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.
The decision was taken in consultation with CAF after two FIFA/CAF missions were dispatched to Brazzaville.
The Congolese national team, known as the ‘Red Devils,’ was scheduled to play two matches in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup this March, one in Tanzania and another against Zambia. Currently, they sit at the bottom of Group F, which is led by Morocco.
Meanwhile, The PFF has been suspended with immediate effect due to its failure to adopt a revision of the PFF Constitution that would ensure truly fair and democratic elections and thereby fulfil its obligations as mandated by FIFA as part of the ongoing normalisation process of PFF.
The suspension will only be lifted subject to the PFF Congress approving the version of the PFF Constitution presented by FIFA and the AFC.
