PARIS — FIFA on Saturday barred the president of Afghanistan’s soccer association from the sport for life, months after reports emerged that he had sexually assaulted players and had threatened them when they went public with their accusations.

Soccer’s global governing body announced the punishment against the Afghan official, Keramuddin Keram, on the second day of the Women’s World Cup in France. It said that Mr. Keram had “abused his position and sexually abused various female players, in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics.”

Mr. Keram also was fined one million Swiss francs (about $1 million).

The sanctions against Mr. Keram were the most significant yet issued by FIFA against a senior official accused of sexual misconduct. The punishment comes amid a string of accusations of rape, sexual abuse and harassment by women in a game long dominated by men. Last month, officials in Gabon announced a judicial investigation into claims that members of the country’s under-20 women’s team had been raped and mistreated by federation staff members during a tournament in France.

Khalida Popal, one of the original players on the Afghan women’s team and a longtime manager, said in a Twitter post on Saturday that she was pleased with the ban of Mr. Keram, but that it was only a first step.