Kuwait football chief welcomes FIFA reentry process

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: The newly-elected head of the Kuwait Football Association has welcomed the appointment of a FIFA “normalization” committee to oversee the county's re-entry into the global body -- after a 2015 suspension.

“Kuwaitis were very happy when the ban was lifted," said KFA chief Ahmad al-Yousuf al-Sabah on Saturday.

“The general assembly (of local clubs) chose us ... but as I've previously mentioned, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves for the ban not to be imposed again,” Sabah said -- appearing to raise the possibility of his own resignation if required by the oversight committee.

The appointment of the normalisation committee, announced Friday, follows the lifting of Kuwait's suspension for political meddling in the sport on December 5.

The committee mandate, according to a FIFA statement, is “to run the KFA's daily affairs; to review the KFA statutes and ensure their compliance... [and] to organise and conduct elections of a new KFA board of directors on the basis of the new, revised KFA statutes, which should take place no later than 20 May 2018”.

 

Kuwait football chief welcomes FIFA reentry process

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: The newly-elected head of the Kuwait Football Association has welcomed the appointment of a FIFA normalization committee to oversee the countys re-entry into the global body -- after a 2015 suspension. Kuwaitis were very happy when the ban was lifted, said KFA chief Ahmad al-Yousuf al-Sabah on Saturday. The general assembly (of local clubs) chose us ... but as Ive previously mentioned, we are willing to sacrifice ourselves for the ban not to be imposed again, Sabah said -- appearing to raise the possibility of his own resignation if required by the oversight committee. The appointment of the normalisation committee, announced Friday, follows the lifting of Kuwaits suspension for political meddling in the sport on December 5. The committee mandate, according to a FIFA statement, is to run the KFAs daily affairs; to review the KFA statutes and ensure their compliance... [and] to organise and conduct elections of a new KFA board of directors on the basis of the new, revised KFA statutes, which should take place no later than 20 May 2018.