Fifa has suspended Benin from global football after a court ruling in the country blocked upcoming elections.
A statement from football's world governing body said: "The Benin Football Association was suspended with immediate effect due to a recent injunction by a local judicial court which impeded the holding of the due election."
The move means Benin are set to miss June's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Equatorial Guinea.
A statement from football's world governing body said: "The Benin Football Association was suspended with immediate effect due to a recent injunction by a local judicial court which impeded the holding of the due election."
The move means Benin are set to miss June's 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Equatorial Guinea.
The decision was made at the inaugural Fifa council meeting being held in Mexico.
A court ruling in Benin on 4 May prevented the FBF holding presidential elections and the suspension will be lifted once a new executive committee has been installed.
A court ruling in Benin on 4 May prevented the FBF holding presidential elections and the suspension will be lifted once a new executive committee has been installed.
By: Farai Diza
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