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FIFA and AFC Push Pakistan Football Federation to Rewrite Constitution

FIFA and the Asian confederation say a fast, consultative rewrite is needed to shore up governance and protect the PFF’s membership rights.

Overview

  • The Governance and Statutes Revision Workshop, which ran May 31–June 1, launched a consultative process to draft a new PFF constitution with FIFA and AFC guidance.
  • FIFA and AFC officials demanded clear separation of powers, conflict‑of‑interest rules, gender equality measures and competency requirements to reduce corruption risk.
  • Both bodies warned that any third‑party interference will not be tolerated and that failure to comply could lead to loss of member‑association rights.
  • PFF President Syed Mohsen Gilani pledged greater stakeholder representation, rejected reforms that would expand his personal power and outlined plans to professionalise provincial associations by recruiting general secretaries.
  • The PFF must move from consultations to drafting and a phased rollout to provincial and district levels, a process tied to recent 2014 statutes and last year’s Normalisation Committee elections and framed as key to improving administration and on‑field results.