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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Congo-Brazzaville cleared to return to international football
Congo-Brazzaville are bottom of their qualifying group for the 2026 Fifa World Cup [Getty Images] Fifa has lifted the suspension of Congo-Brazzaville from international football after several conditions were met. The sanction was imposed in February because of third-party interference in the affairs of the country's football association (Fecofoot). Advertisement At the time, Fifa said a "particularly serious situation" of undue influence constituted "a clear violation of Fecofoot's obligations" under the world governing body's statutes. It led to the postponement of Congo's 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Tanzania and Zambia, which were scheduled to be held in March. The conditions to lift the suspension included the return of full control of Fecofoot's headquarters and the association's other facilities to the Fecofoot executive committee. It is yet to be announced if the two suspended World Cup qualifiers will be rearranged. The final four games of the group campaign are scheduled to take place in September and October, with African play-offs then due to be played in November.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Congo-Brazzaville cleared to return to international football
Fifa has lifted the suspension of Congo-Brazzaville from international football after several conditions were sanction was imposed in February because of third-party interference in the affairs of the country's football association (Fecofoot).At the time, Fifa said a "particularly serious situation" of undue influence constituted "a clear violation of Fecofoot's obligations" under the world governing body's led to the postponement of Congo's 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Tanzania and Zambia, which were scheduled to be held in conditions to lift the suspension included the return of full control of Fecofoot's headquarters and the association's other facilities to the Fecofoot executive is yet to be announced if the two suspended World Cup qualifiers will be final four games of the group campaign are scheduled to take place in September and October, with African play-offs then due to be played in November.
Free Malaysia Today
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Fifa lifts Congo Republic's suspension
Fifa had set a number of conditions for lifting the suspension. (AFP pic) ZURICH : Fifa has lifted its suspension on the Republic of Congo's football federation three months after it was imposed over third-party interference in its affairs amid a dispute with the country's sports ministry, the global governing body said yesterday. The long-standing dispute had resulted in the closure of some sports facilities and the Congo federation's headquarters. Days after the suspension was introduced, sports minister Hugues Ngouelondele had said they would get in touch with Fifa to discuss lifting the ban. Fifa, which had set a number of conditions for lifting the suspension including the return of full control of the federation's headquarters to Fecofoot, said the requested conditions had been met. Witness football history in Malaysia as Manchester United take on the Asean All-Stars – it's the clash you can't afford to miss. Book your seat now at before they're gone!
BBC News
07-02-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Congo-Brazzaville suspended from international football
Fifa has suspended Congo-Brazzaville from the international game because of third-party interference in the affairs of the country's football association (Fecofoot).The sport's world governing body said a "particularly serious situation" of undue influence constituted "a clear violation of Fecofoot's obligations" under Fifa's decision was taken in consultation with the Confederation of African Football (Caf) after two Fifa/Caf missions were sent to Brazzaville.A Fifa statement, external said the suspension would only be lifted if a number of conditions were met, including the return of full control of the federation's headquarters to Fecofoot and desisting from efforts to change the signatories of the organisation's bank suspension puts the scheduling of Congo's next two qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, against Tanzania and Zambia in March, into are bottom of Group E and without a point following the decision by a Fifa disciplinary panel to award Niger a 3-0 victory after the meeting between the two sides in June last year did not go Red Devils were the nominal home side for a match that was scheduled to take place in Kinshasa, in neighbouring DR Congo, because Congo-Brazzaville did not have a stadium fit for the Congolese did not travel to the game, arguing that a stadium in Brazzaville was suitable to host the match.
