Menpora And All PSSI Management Called By Jokowi To The Palace

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) summoned Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainudin Amali to the Presidential Palace, Jakarta, today Monday 20 February.

Jokowi and Menpora will discuss the new leadership of the Executive Committee and Executive Committee (Exco) of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI).

"We (PSSI) were invited, the general chairman, deputy chairman, and all Exco," Amali said at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Monday, February 20, as reported by Antara.

Amali has just been elected as PSSI Vice Chairman (Waketum) I at the PSSI Extraordinary Congress (KLB) in Jakarta, Thursday 16 February.

In the KLB, PSSI general chairman Erick Thohir was elected, who was also the Minister of BUMN, and Deputy Chairman II of PSSI was held by Ratu Tisha.

Amali said that the management and Exco PSSI would first report to the President. Apart from that, he said, President Jokowi would also give directions to the management and Exco PSSI.

"No, I want to report first. Wait after that. Let's report first, we are the president's assistants," said Amali.