on 17 October 2009 to permit DPMM to compete in the current S.League season while BAFA's suspension persisted. On 19 March 2010, the FIFA Executive Committee agreed to submit to the next FIFA Congress the expulsion of the association if the BAFA has not been reinstated by then, after noting that no major progress had been made since the BAFA was suspended in September 2009. FIFA warned that unless BAFA came to FIFA's Congress on 9 and 10 June in South Africa having met the conditions for reinstatement it would be expelled. Brunei were re-instated on 31 May 2011 and the National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) was formed that same year. Reform Upon returning to the football action, the Wasps were unable to qualify for both the 2012 and 2014 AFF Championship following several losses. Brunei was again defeated 2–1 in aggregate against Chinese Taipei during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification in March 2015. The wasps failed to qualify for the 2016 AFF Championship after suffering defeats from Cambodia and Laos. During the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, Brunei finished fourth place after losing 3–2 to Laos. Despite the disappointment, Shah Razen Said from the Bruneian side managed to become the tournament's top striker, finishing with a total of 4 goals. Timor Leste defeated Brunei in the second leg qualifying match at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium on 8 September 2018, securing their spot in the AFF Suzuki Cup final round group action for the first time in 14 years. Despite having a two-goal advantage from the first leg, Timor Leste fell 1–0 but still advanced with a 3–2 aggregate score. Brunei defeated Mongolia 2–1 on 11 June 2019, but were unable to advance to the next stage of the preliminary joint qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and the AFC Asian Cup 2023. Under new coach Mario Rivera, Brunei managed to qualify to the 2022 AFF Championship for the first time in 26 years since its inaugural edition in 1996, by defeating Timor Leste 6–3 on aggregate. The Wasps were grouped with Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and Cambodia. They finished the group stage without gaining a single point, conceding at least 5 goals in every game. Results and fixtures 2022 2023 Coaching staff Coaching history John Then (1959–71) Abdul Karim Pukul & Ibrahim Yahya (1971) Duncan McDowell (1976–81) Ibrahim Damit (1982) Idris Damit (1983) Danny Bergara