Had Become A Debate Regarding PSSI Statute, This Is The Reason Menpora Can Escape As A Candidate For Deputy General Chair

Menpora Zainudin Amali. (Doc. Kemenpora Site)

JAKARTA - Menpora's document Zainudin Amali as a candidate for deputy chairman of PSSI had gone through a heated debate within the electoral committee (KP). However, his name still passed.

KP chairman Amir Burhannudin said the debate occurred because Amali was initially deemed ineligible for five years of active football in PSSI.

"One of them is related to that [active requirements five years]. Because there are many candidates for executive committee members and from various backgrounds that we examine one by one," he said at the Bung Karno Stadium, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

As is known, one of the requirements to become a member of the executive committee is to be active for at least five years. This provision is contained in the PSSI Statute Article 38 paragraph 4.

Amir said that the debate later died because in fact in the document submitted by Amali there was a confirmation letter.

The letter stated that he had previously been active in the Gorontalo Provincial Association and the Bualemo Regency Association before serving as Menpora since 2019.

"Yes, there is a document. There is confirmation of his life history list, it turns out that it was confirmed from the letter we received or attached by the person concerned from Asprov Gorontalo and Askab Bualemo," he said.

Apart from Amali, there are 15 candidates for deputy chairman who were also temporarily passed by KP out of 20 names who registered.

Those who escaped were Ahmad Riyadh, Ahmad Syauqi Soeratno, Andre Rosiade, Doni Setiabudi, Doni Sutandi, Fary Djemie Francis, Gede Widiade, Hasani Abdulgani, Hasnuryadi Sulaiman, Juni Ardianto Rachman, Maya Damayantie, Ratu Thasha, Sadikin Aksa, Kuyas Oktavianus, and Yunus Nusi.

Meanwhile, the four names that are confirmed not to have passed and cannot be appealed are Achsanul Qosasih, Azrul Ananda, Bambang Pamungkas, Iwan Budianto, and Pornayo Astaman.

Meanwhile, in the general chairman position, the five names who previously registered were all declared qualified as interim candidates.

They are Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir, Chairman of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) AA La Nyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, Arief Putra Wicaksono, Doni Eethiabudi, and Fary Djmie Francis.

The names declared permissible will be given the opportunity to carry it out from February 1 to 3. The appeal process will be examined by the electoral appeal committee (KBP) from February 4 to 5 before the announcement of the candidate remains on February 6, resulting in an extraordinary congress ten days later.