FIFA sent a letter to the Tunisian Football Federation following the statements of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Kamel Deguiche, who mentioned the dissolution of the federal office of the Tunisian Football Federation.
The France-Tunisia match may not take place at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18. In fact, on October 24, FIFA sent a letter to the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) following the latest statements by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Kamel Deguiche, who mentioned the possibility of dissolving the office federal The media outlet mosaique.fm obtained a copy of this letter.
A federation must be independent
“It has come to our attention that state authorities seem to want to interfere in the affairs and management of the FTF. In this regard, we would like to remind you that FIFA member associations are legally obliged to manage their affairs in a manner independent and without undue influence from third parties. Any breach of these obligations may result in the sanctions provided for in the FIFA statutes, which may extend to the suspension of the federation in question”, we can read in this letter.
FIFA gave Tunisian leaders several days to take stock of the situation between the federation and the government. If the risk of exclusion remains very low so far, the situation could worsen and the Tunisians are deprived of the World Cup. If the interference of the State and the country excluded from the World Cup were to be proven, a substitute for the Carthage Eagles would have to be found in the Blues group, which also consists of Australia and Denmark.
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