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Fifa says anti-racism taskforce had ‘completed work’
- Updated: September 26, 2016
Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura was speaking at the Soccerex conference in Manchester
Fifa has defended its decision to scrap an anti-racism taskforce, saying it had completed the work it set out to do.
The Fifa Taskforce Against Racism and Discrimination was set up in 2013 to develop recommendations for tackling the issue.
Critics have questioned the dismantling of the group, saying racism is ongoing.
But Fifa General Secretary Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura said: “The taskforce had a specific mandate, which it has fully fulfilled.”
Former taskforce member Osau Obayiuwana told the Associated Press: “I wish I could say I am shocked by the decision, but unfortunately I am not.
“I personally think there remained a lot of very serious work for the taskforce to have done – the 2018 World Cup in Russia being one …
