The Experience Of PSSI Candidate Chairman Arif Putra Wicaksono Regarding Money Politics

Prospective Chairman of PSSI 2023-2027, Arif Putra Wicaksono, during a talk with VOI. (Photo: Irfan Meidianto/VOI)

JAKARTA - The name Arif Putra Wicaksono reappears in the contestation of PSSI General Chair candidate (Ketum) for the period 2023-2027. This is the third time Arif has tried his luck.

In the previous two nominations, Arif certainly had a lot of experience. One unforgettable experience occurred in the 2019-2023 period elections.

The CEO of Nine Sport Inc feels how to deal with money politics. In his efforts to compete to become chairman of PSSI 2019-2023, he received an offer of money for capital to occupy PSSI 1 seat.

The man from Jakarta still adhered to the principles of being firm and firm in rejecting it.

"In 2019 when I ran for a second time, a sum of money was offered to be there (the position of the chairman of PSSI)," said Arif Wicaksono in a talk with VOI in the South Jakarta area, Friday, February 10.

"Even at that time there was a top entrepreneur asking me, how much it costs (to advance to become a Ketum). I said, I'm sorry, sir, if it is like that in my opinion, we will not be able to keep football going," recalls Arif about his past experiences.

Not only thinking about credibility and efforts to create a clean image of Indonesian football. Arif also emphasized that the rejection was because he did not want to work oriented towards money.

"Just back again (about the money offer), I have a principle that if I start using money, my first orientation will think about how to get back the money," he said.

That's what he wants to bear because later, if elected, he just wants to focus on fixing Indonesian football.

Arif Wicaksono is one of the five candidates for PSSI 2023/2027 general chairmanship. He will compete with La Nyalla Mattalitti, Doni Setiabudi, Erick Thohir and Fary Djemy Francis.