FIFA Waiting On More Information From All India Football Federation Regarding Election

FIFA is waiting for information over a Delhi High Court ruling which annulled the All India Football Federation's "most recent presidential election," according to Brian Homewood of REUTERS. FIFA statutes declare that member federations "must be free from legal and political interference in their respective countries and has suspended other national associations in the past in similar cases." In a statement, FIFA said that it was "awaiting an official communication from the AIFF concerning the said matter." FIFA added that it has "no further comment for the time being." The AIFF confirmed on Tuesday that the High Court of Delhi ordered a re-run of the election held in December, which saw Praful Patel reelected as its president. It said that the High Court "appointed the country’s former election commissioner S.Y. Quraishi as the AIFF administrator and put him in charge of conducting a new election within five months under rules stipulated by the national sports code" (REUTERS, 11/2).