FIFA Decide PSSI Incompetent!

Following the latest events linked to the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI), the FIFA Emergency Committee decided on 1 April 2011 that, in accordance with article 7 paragraph 2 of the FIFA Statutes, a Normalisation Committee will take over from the current PSSI executive committee.

The FIFA Emergency Committee estimated that the current PSSI leadership was not in control of football in Indonesia as proven by the failure to gain control of the run-away league (Liga Premiere, LPI) set up without the involvement of PSSI or by the fact it could not organise a congress whose sole goals were to adopt an electoral code and elect an electoral commission. The FIFA Emergency Committee came thus to the conclusion that the PSSI leadership had lost all credibility within Indonesia and was not in a position anymore to lead the process to solve the current crisis.

The mission of the Normalisation Committee is: to organise elections based on the FIFA electoral code and PSSI statutes before 21 May 2011; to bring the run-away league under PSSI control or have it stopped as soon as possible; to run the day-to-day activities of PSSI in a spirit of reconciliation for the good of the Indonesian football

The Normalisation Committee is composed by personalities of the Indonesian football who will not be able to run for any of the PSSI positions and would act as an electoral commission. It confirmed as well the non-eligibility to the Presidency of PSSI of the four candidates who were rejected by the PSSI appeal committee on 28 February 2011.

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The fact that FIFA have finally come out and said what everyone has known here for many a year is still shocking. Becuase for four years they have sat on their collective butts and done nothing while the PSSI was led by a convicted felon. FIFA, the people charged with looking after the good of the game (ha bloody ha) are just as guilty in this whole sorry episode.

Their thinking is still skewed. PSSI has been fully in control of football in the islands, with the exception of the LPI. All the non technical matters are proof enough. But you know what? Since this whole nonsense has become a cause celebre the quality of the football, especially in the Indonesia Super League, has improved.

For the last couple of weeks they have not been in control and that has surely been a good thing?

The race is on to find a new leadership and judging by some of the names being put forward I'm not getting ready to hold a street party just yet.