FIFA bans Nurdin from running for PSSI chairman

FIFA has banned Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) incumbent chairman Nurdin Halid from being re-elected at its congress in late April.

"Sepp Blatter said FIFA followed its own rules and ethics and under these rules ex-convicts cannot lead a football organization," Indonesian Ambassador to Switzerland Joko Susilo told TVOne after a meeting with FIFA president Joseph "Sepp" Blatter in Zurich, Switzerland.

"FIFA will not recognize the election result if Nurdin runs for the 2011-2015 chairmanship, and FIFA only wants Indonesian soccer to get better."

As a follow-up measure, FIFA also plans to send a team to make sure the PSSI congress runs in accordance with the association's code of conduct.

The PSSI congress will be held before April 20, 2011, after the initial congress planned for late March could not be staged following a verdict from an appeal committee that rejected all PSSI chairman candidates.

Blatter also said FIFA would not interfere with the National Football Recovering Committee, since this was PSSI's internal issue.


Submitted : The Jakarta Post

Posted in: