ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian soccer authorities said on Thursday a suspension by FIFA was illegal and that they would take their case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
FIFA suspended the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) on Tuesday after it repeatedly failed to comply with a February 2008 agreement aimed at restoring its officially recognised leaders.
“The ban imposed by FIFA is illegal and EFF will take its case to the international Court of Arbitration for Sport,” the body said in a statement.
Unless the suspension is lifted, Ethiopia will not be able to play their next international match, a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Morocco on Sept. 7.
The statement urged FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to send a delegation to Ethiopia to investigate the problem. (Reporting by Tsegaye Tadesse; Editing by Sonia Oxley)
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Just accept FIFA’s ruling and let the poor players play. You are going to waste the poor country’s money on a useless litigation. Fifa laid the rules clearly and it is up to you to abied by it. If you are stubborn just like weyane I believe FiFa will slap you with more penalties like kicking EFF from Fifa’s membership indefinitely. It is about the country and the football lover people not about the federation leader’s pride. You were told to clean up your acts long time ago and I am wondering what were you thinking all this time.FIFA is one of no nonsense organizations if you cross the line they for sure will get you.
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July 31st, 2008 at 8:50 PM
Brilliant comment,Teedy. EFF ignored earlier FIFA requests hoping it will go away. If I’m not mistaken, something similar happened a while ago, the govt tried to interfere in football affairs and they were rebuked by FIFA. Bravado will not get you nowhere in no-time if you don’t listen. I read the relevant rules FIFA referred to in the last communique and there is no way you can get out of that if you dont cooperate. Kicking and screaming wont do.
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August 1st, 2008 at 4:52 AM
This must be the work of woyane , they don’t want to see the people of Ethiopia to play football in the international stage as an Ethiopiawi, why do the Woyanes want to take away the only thing the people love and have which is football !!! may be that is the only place where the people of Ethiopia can express their filling about the governments brutality.
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August 1st, 2008 at 2:57 PM
Idoiots (I mean the Ethiopian counterparts) they do not even know how FIFA operates.
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August 1st, 2008 at 4:23 PM
what the hell these leaders are fithing for the fucken power and we are going to losse the chanec at least for the game. please u greedy guys for power play by the rule and let see if they can make it and then you will have the chance for fight .
so stupid ..
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August 18th, 2008 at 1:56 PM