FIFA imposes seven-year worldwide ban on Sharafat Bukhari

FIFA imposes seven-year worldwide ban on Sharafat Bukhari

The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has announced a seven-year suspension from all football-related activities for Sharafat Hussain Bukhari, former Secretary of the Islamabad Football Association (IFA)

In a FIFA Disciplinary Committee letter dated 16 January 2025, the suspension has now been effected worldwide under Article 70 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (2023 edition).

Sharafat Bukhari was a key member of the Ashfaq Shah group that took over PFF House in March 2021 that led to 15-month FIFA ban on Pakistan until June 2022.

He, along with three other former IFA/PFF officials in Ch Muhammad Saleem, Ammar Hussain and Col (r) Farasat Ali Shah had been banned for multiple years after being found guilty of financial embezzlement by the PFF Disciplinary Committee in May 2023.

According to FIFA, the extension of such sanctions ensures they are effective across all member associations, confederations, and FIFA itself.

The decision is binding unless an appeal is lodged within ten days via the FIFA Legal Portal, as Article 54 of the Disciplinary Code stipulates.

FIFA’s Chairperson of the Disciplinary Committee, Jorge Iván Palacio, signed off on the decision, emphasizing the global unity in upholding football’s integrity.

The relevant associations and confederations have been notified and tasked with ensuring the implementation of the suspension.

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