New Delhi:Â The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has been suspended by the International Football Federation (FIFA) for failing to alter its constitution, which the world organization considered essential for the equitable and efficient administration of the sport in the nation. The international organization stated that Pakistan will continue to be suspended unless such changes were implemented by the PFF congress.
Since June 2019, Pakistani football has been governed by a Normalization Committee formed by FIFA, which was entrusted with organizing elections and removing rival groups from the football system. However, the committee has not been able to carry out these plans effectively. Although the leaders and members of the Normalization Committee have changed over the past five years, the fundamental problems facing Pakistani sport have not changed.
FIFA BANNED PAKISTAN FOOTBALL! 🥲
PFF failed to adopt a revision of the Constitution to ensure fair and democratic elections, fulfilling its obligations as mandated by FIFA as part of its ongoing normalisation process.#Football | #GreenTeam | #OurGameOurPassion | #KhelKaJunoon pic.twitter.com/397kKv2kVh
— Green Team (@GreenTeam1992) February 6, 2025
What exactly happened?
🚨Breaking: FIFA has suspended Pakistan Football Federation, again!
Third suspension since 2017. pic.twitter.com/opSaR7IFjf
— FootballPakistan.com (@FootballPak) February 6, 2025
The state-run Pakistan Sports Board and the Normalization Committee have been at odds, which has delayed the modifications. Haroon Malik, the head of the PFF Normalization Committee, had told a parliamentary panel earlier this week that February 15 would be his last day in office and that Pakistan would face suspension if it failed to enact the constitutional modifications.
Malik further clarified that filing the revisions did not imply that he will run for office in the nation’s football governing body elections. According to Malik, there was a standoff because the PFF Congress was unwilling to make the changes as instructed by FIFA. Since 2017, the Pakistan Football Federation has suspended three players.
 The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has been formally suspended by FIFA for violating its rules and engaging in third-party intervention.  Football Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
