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FIFA bans AIFF | Sports Ministry requests FIFA, AFC to let Indian football clubs play

The Sports Ministry of India has requested the world football governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to allow Indian clubs – Sree Gokulam Kerala FC and ATK Mohun Bagan – to compete in the tournaments as scheduled despite the ban on AIFF.

With FIFA suspending the All India Football Federation (AIFF) late on Monday, there was chaos as Gokulam Kerala women’s team had already reached Uzbekistan to participate in their second AFC Women’s Club Championship.

The women’s team is scheduled to compete against a team from Iran on August 23 and one from the host nation on August 26 in Qarshi, while ATK Mohun Bagan is slated to play the AFC Cup 2022 (Inter-Zone semifinals) on September 7 in Bahrain.

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