BUENOS AIRES: FIFA has put the crisis-torn Argentine FA under the administration of a committee to put its house in order and prepare it for presidential elections, world soccer’s governing body announced on Friday.
The AFA, run as a personal fiefdom by the late Julio Grondona for 35 years until his death in 2014, has since been immersed in a financial and governance crisis.
“This committee will administer the AFA’s daily activities, check its statutes to adapt them to the latest version of FIFA’s Model Statutes and organise elections by June 30, 2017 at the latest,” FIFA said. Grondona’s successor Luis Segura has automatically ceased to be AFA president with his place taken on an interim basis by AFA secretary Damian Dupiellet until the election of a new chairman and board.“The decision was taken after officials visited AFA headquarters,” FIFA said.