FIFA lifts suspension on Indonesia


  • Football
  • Saturday, 14 May 2016

FIFA President Gianni Infantino listens to a journalist's questions during a news conference after the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City, Mexico, May 13, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero -

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Indonesia's suspension from international football for government interference in the country's football federation has ended after almost a year, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday.

However, the FIFA Congress confirmed the existing suspensions for Kuwait and Benin over government interference in their football associations.

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