Football’s governing physique FIFA has suspended Sri Lanka’s nationwide federation, it mentioned Sunday, a month after issuing it with a “red notice” over governance points. That warning got here after the Ministry of Sports launched a raft of laws that reportedly compromised the autonomy and independence of nationwide sports activities our bodies, together with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL). This month the FFSL held an election, which reportedly fell in need of requirements agreed upon with FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), wherein an ally of the sports activities minister grew to become chair.

In a letter Sunday, FIFA mentioned the FFSL was suspended “until further notice”.

The suspension prevents Sri Lanka — which is within the midst of a serious financial disaster, blamed partly on corruption — from collaborating in worldwide competitions.

Sri Lanka’s males’s workforce are ranked 207th on this planet, and the ladies’s one hundred and fifty fifth.

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