JAKARTA (14 May 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomes the decision of the 66th FIFA Congress to lift the suspension on Indonesia from world football. The announcement that the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) was no longer suspended was made by FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Mexico City. In response, AFC President and…
JAKARTA (14 May 2016) – FIFA on Friday lifted Indonesia’s year-long ban from international competitions but confirmed the suspensions of Kuwait and Benin over government interference in the sport. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said at a congress in Mexico City that Indonesia was reinstated after the government sent a letter notifying that it had lifted sanctions…
HANOI (13 May 2016) – Referee Ha Anh Chien will no longer see action in Vietnam’s top flight of the V.League following a bad call in the match between FLC Thanh Hoa and Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA). Anh Chien, who is already under the radar where his performance was to be reviewed at the…
YANGON (12 May 2016) – Myanmar’s German coach Gerd Zeise is under pressure to whip his chargers into shape and perform at next month’s AYA Bank Cup following a string of unimpressive results. Myanmar will hosts the AYA Bank Cup on 3 June against Vietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore which will be a straight forward…
JAKARTA (11 May 2016) – The Indonesian government have lifted sanctions on their national football body – the PSSI – the sports minister said Wednesday, hoping to end the country’s international exile by FIFA. Indonesia’s sports ministry froze the PSSI and the Southeast Asian nation’s football competition following a row over which teams could play in the…
JAKARTA (11 May 2016) – As former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho mulls his next move, an unlikely suitor has emerged in the form of the beleaguered Indonesian national team, which is banned from international football. Indonesian Sports Minster Imam Nahrawi has announced that he wants Mourinho, who has been out of work since December after…