JAKARTA: Indonesia’s new soccer affiliation committee pledged on Monday (Feb 20) to overtake the ecosystem of the game, simply months after the nation suffered from one of many world’s deadliest stadium stampedes.
The brand new head of the Indonesian Soccer Affiliation (PSSI) Erick Thohir and fellow members met President Joko Widodo on Monday for the primary time after they have been elected final Thursday.
Mr Thohir, who can be the minister of state-owned enterprises, stated the federal government is able to assist the committee in remodeling the nation’s soccer scene which has been marred by violent supporters, match-fixing, poor stadiums and infrastructure issues.
“We may have a blueprint for medium-term and long-term and that is our dedication,” stated Mr Thohir.
“God keen, we’ll show that with the brand new administration, we are able to work in addition to doable.”
He additionally stated that they’ll develop coaching camps to nurture expertise and construct soccer fields for worldwide tournaments.
Indonesia is about to host FIFA’s U-20 World Cup, the biennial worldwide males’s youth soccer championship, in Could and June.
Mr Thohir, who as soon as owned soccer golf equipment Inter Milan and DC United, added that the federal government additionally helps PSSI’s efforts to eradicate match-fixing in Indonesia.
“The police chief yesterday stated that they’ve fashioned a process power to cope with soccer mafias,” he stated.
