Hommam Al Nassim 
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has warned its Libyan counterpart and the Ministry of Sports against interventions that may lead to violating the international body’s regulations, threatening to suspend the federation’s activity if violations continue.
This warning from FIFA comes a few days before the Libyan national team’s first two matches in the African continent’s qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
In its letter, which was published by the Libyan Federation on Facebook, FIFA warned the Ministry of Sports that intervention on its part may lead to the suspension of the Libyan Federation’s activities if the violations continued, stressing that the recommendations included in its correspondence must be taken into account.
FIFA said in its letter: “The Ministry of Sports’ letter to the Libyan Football Federation contains instructions regarding the organization of the Federation’s General Assembly, and it also appears to provide instructions regarding the members of the Federation’s General Assembly and their delegates participating in the regular conference, which was scheduled to be held on May 2, 2024, but “It was eventually postponed.”
FIFA added: “The Libyan Federation must manage its affairs independently, and without any unnecessary influence from a third party, including the government, and in this context, we believe that the Ministry of Sports may provide the Libyan Federation with any important information or recommendations regarding the formation of the executive bodies of its members.” General Assembly”.
FIFA stressed that “any attempts to interfere in the organizational aspects of the General Assembly of the Libyan Football Association could amount to undue influence on the part of third parties and could be considered a violation of the legal obligation.”
FIFA noted: “For the avoidance of doubt, please note that violation of the above-mentioned provisions of the FIFA Regulations may give rise to grounds for suspension of the Libyan Football Association regardless of whether the violation is attributable to the Libyan Football Association or not.”
FIFA continued: “We would like to remind that any suspended member association may not exercise any of its membership rights, and other member associations may not establish any sporting contacts with the suspended member associations, and the Disciplinary Committee may impose further penalties.”
FIFA concluded its message by saying: “Furthermore, the suspended member association loses all its membership rights as specified in Article 13 of the FIFA Statutes, with immediate effect and until further notice. Likewise, the teams it represents as well as the clubs affiliated with this association can no longer participate in competitions.” International until the suspension is lifted.”
The Libyan fans fear a clash between the Football Association and the Ministry of Sports at this sensitive time, as the Libyan national team prepares to play the matches of the third and fourth rounds of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against the national teams of Mauritius and the Cape Verde Islands, which are two important matches in the qualification race.
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