The World Football governing body FIFA has ban Mali from international football due to continual government interference into the affairs of football in the country. The decision was taken on Friday after the Mali's sports minister sacked the executive committee of its football federation. FIFA blamed the actions of sports minister Housseini Amion Guindo after he “decided to dissolve the executive committee of FEMAFOOT (the Malian FA) and appoint a provisional committee mandated to run the association.” Guindo insisted on having another election which didn't go down well with FIFA as they believe the sacked executive committee can perform. FIFA said, “The suspension will be lifted once ministerial decisions are nullified and the executive committee of FEMAFOOT and its president, Boubacar Baba Diarra, is reinstated."
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