BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Sha'ban 24, 1437, May 31, 2016, SPA -- The head of the Argentine Football Association said Tuesday that the national team will play at the Copa America in the United States as planned, dismissing reports that it might withdraw, according to AP. AFA President Luis Segura was responding to Argentine media reports that the team might pull out of the 16-team tournament as a protest against the national government, which is trying to assert control over the AFA. "I'm not going to resign and the national team will not depart from the United States," Segura said. The Argentine justice ministry stepped in on Monday and suspended an AFA presidential election set for June 30, citing "administrative irregularities." FIFA, world soccer's ruling body, generally opposes government meddling in football politics. In a statement Tuesday, FIFA said only that it was "monitoring closely the matter related to AFA." --SPA 23:38 LOCAL TIME 20:38 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w