Rous declared that if the suspension were not lifted , football there would be discontinued , possibly to the point of no recovery . The next annual conference of FIFA in October 1964 took place in Tokyo and was attended by a larger contingent of representatives from African and Asian associations and here the suspension of South Africa 's membership was re-imposed . In 1976 , after the Soweto uprising , they were formally expelled from FIFA
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
South Africa national football team