FIFA has suspended the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) due to third-party interference and also the Chadian Football Association (FTFA) due to government interference, soccer’s global governing body said on Wednesday.
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FIFA said in a statement the decision to suspend the PFF was prompted by the recent “hostile takeover” of its headquarters in Lahore by a group of protesters and an alleged decision by certain individuals to remove the FIFA-appointed normalisation committee of the PFF.
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