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Gokulam Kerala’s women team will fly back from Uzbekistan after FIFA suspended AIFF |courtesy-@GokulamKeralaFC on Twitter
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- FIFA rejected Indian Sports Ministry’s special request
- Gokulam Kerala cannot play in the AFC Women’s Championship
- FIFA suspended AIFF last week due to third party interference
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Club president VC Praveen confirmed that the team will be returning to India after the Sports ministry confirmed that FIFA denied their proposal. The Ashalata Devi-led side will be returning to India either on Monday or Tuesday with the lack of flights not allowing the team to fly back over the weekend.
“Yes, it is confirmed. The sports ministry has told us that its request to FIFA and AFC to allow us play in the AFC Women’s Club Championships has been refused. So, we are not playing. The organisers have also told us that we can’t play,”said Praveen to news agency Press Trust of India.
“We were trying for the players to return home on Sunday but there is no flight from Tashkent to India. The earliest flight is on Monday, so we are trying for the players to return home on Monday or Tuesday. Of course, the players are distraught at the turn of events and they had to suffer for no fault of theirs. The club had to suffer,” he added.
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