83 days of suspension, no dialogue between the government and ANFA

It has now been 84 days since FIFA suspended the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) indefinitely on June 25, citing third-party interference. Nepali football has been largely paralysed since players aren’t competing, coaches aren’t training teams, and referees aren’t officiating.

The government has repeatedly claimed it is in talks with FIFA to lift the suspension, with Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel saying publicly on several occasions that discussions were going well and a resolution was near. Yet 84 days on, the ban remains in place and, according to ANFA, the government has not held a single direct conversation with the association itself during that time.