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Pakistan surprised by FIFA ban on PFF, says decision taken in haste
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PSB DG Col Zaman says they were not expecting such a hasty decision from FIFA.
Zaman says he was expecting FIFA to carry out a detailed and thorough review of the prevailing situation.
PDB DG says FFIA s decision would serve no good to the future of the game.
ISLAMABAD: The suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) by FIFA has surprised the government as newly-appointed director general of the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Col (retd) Asif Zaman said that the football governing body took the decision in haste.
Pakistan govt ‘shocked’ over FIFA’s decision to suspend PFF
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Pakistan govt ‘shocked’ over FIFA’s decision to suspend PFF / Photo: File
The director general of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Col (r) Asif Zaman has said that the decision of FIFA to suspend Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) took the government by surprise.
Zaman said that Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza had requested for patience during her press conference held a couple of days back.
“We were not expecting such a hasty decision from the football’s governing body,” the DG PSB said. “It has surprised rather shocked us as the game of football will be the ultimate sufferer after such decision. The minister had assured her help for resolving the issue in the best interest of the game.