JAKARTA - The fate of the Indonesian League competition which includes League 1, League 2 and League 3, is still a question mark. The two-week deadline set by PT Liga Indonesia Baru seems to be exceeded.
A number of clubs began to question the sustainability of the competition which was stopped after the humanitarian tragedy in Kanjuruhan Malang.
PSSI Executive Committee (Exco) member Ahmad Riyadh said the Indonesian League would restart after approval from the FIFA world football body.
"Stop first until the format of security and the format of the competition is well reorganized. If it is good, we will carry out the FIFA 'approved' again," he said, as reported by Antara.
He added that PSSI continued to communicate with FIFA regarding the continuity of the competition after the tragedy at the Kanjuruhan Stadium.
Even the FIFA representative, Niko Nhouvannasak, is already in Indonesia and has met with PSSI.
"The peak is that the President of FIFA (Gianni Infantino-ed) will come to Indonesia on October 18 or 19, 2022," said Ahmad Riyadh.
With all these processes, Ahmad also predicts that the leagues in Indonesia will be taking a break for more than two weeks.
The Indonesian League 1, 2 and 3 were temporarily suspended by PSSI and LIB, based on recommendations from the Joint Independent Team for Fact Findings (TGIPF) for the Development Tragedy formed by the government and chaired by Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian government stated that it would form an Indonesian Football Transformation Team with AFC and FIFA in the aftermath of the Kajuruhan incident.
There are five steps that the government has prepared for the transformation, namely, first, building stadium security standards in Indonesia.
Second, formulating protocol standards and security procedures based on international security standards.
Third, conduct socialization and discussions with football clubs in Indonesia, including supporters' representatives, to get suggestions, input and joint commitments.
Fourth, arrange the match schedule by taking into account the existing risks.
Finally, providing assistance from experts in their fields.
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