Players allege substandard treatment and corruptionLetter sent to Fifa and Asian federation outlining complaints
Most of the Afghanistan men’s team are boycotting their World Cup qualifier against Qatar next week in protest against what they describe as substandard treatment by the country’s football federation.
A letter, which has been seen by the Guardian, signed by three overseas-based players who were captains of the squad that defeated Mongolia in the first round of qualifying last month was sent to Fifa and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) this week outlining their complaints. They include allegations of serious corruption by the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF).
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