Erick Thohir Officially Inaugurated By Menpora, Leave It To FIFA Regarding PSSI Chairman Status

JAKARTA - Erick Thohir was officially appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, afternoon WIB. With this new status, questions about his status as Chairman (Ketum) of PSSI were questioned.

Before being inaugurated as Menpora, Erick Thohir served as Minister of SOEs since 2019 or when he was still led by President Joko Widodo. At the same time, he also served as Chairman of PSSI.

Erick was elected chairman of PSSI after holding the Congress in Jakarta on February 16, 2023. Erick Thohir's situation is similar to that experienced by Zainudin Amali in 2023.

At that time, Zainudin Amali was still serving as Menpora. However, during his tenure, he also ran as a candidate for PSSI Deputy General Chair.

After being elected as Deputy Chairperson of PSSI to accompany Erick, Amali resigned from the position of Menpora. President Joko Widodo approved the resignation request.

Now the same situation is felt by Erick Thohir. So will Erick also give up his position as chairman of PSSI.

Regarding that matter, Erick Thohir himself did not provide a clear answer. He stated that this was FIFA's authority.

"Later on, there will be a process in FIFA. FIFA as the highest football sports body in the world will be the ones who decide," said Erick Thohir after the inauguration.

When asked further about personal views, Erick Thohir returned to FIFA's authority.

"Everyone follows the rules from FIFA," said Erick Thohir.