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FIFA bans Afghan football chief Keramuddin Karim pending sex abuse probe
By Agence France-Presse | Geneva
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2018 09:28 PM IST
FIFA’s independent ethics committee said in a statement that the provisional ban “may be extended pending proceedings on the merits of the case.”
Afghan football chiefs suspended over sex abuse on women’s team
By AFP | Kabul
UPDATED ON DEC 09, 2018 04:56 PM IST
The story quoted former captain Khalida Popal -- who fled the country after receiving death threats and has spoken out previously about the discrimination women face in Afghanistan -- as saying male officials were “coercing” female players.