IGK Manila: FIFA Solutions And Erick Thohir Efforts We Must Support

The Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir, met with the President of the World Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino. (Photo: Instagram @erickthohir)

JAKARTA - Former manager of the Indonesian national team at the 1991 SEA Games, IGK Manila asked all Indonesian football stakeholders to respect and support the solutions proposed by FIFA to reform Indonesian football. He also added that the government and Erick Thohir's quick steps in anticipating the post-Trage FIFA policy in Kanjuruhan were appropriate so that it did not have a prolonged impact. "We have to be grateful because, in other words, FIFA only provides yellow cards thanks to the efforts made by Erick Thohir when he met with the President of FIFA. I know Pak Erick's background in sports that once had a sports club, the Chairman of KOI, Chef de Mission, and the Chief Executive of the 2018 Asian Games, so Mr. Erick knows very well what to do and his way out," said IGK Manila in Jakarta, Monday, October 10. The man who is familiarly called Engkong stated that it is not easy to lobby with FIFA, which has enormous authority in the international arena. "In my language, FIFA is like an angel with a very large power. So when FIFA wants to communicate and participate in finding solutions, as well as an office in Jakarta, then what Erick does is extraordinary. So Pak Jokowi's choice by asking Erick to talk to FIFA is correct," added the former Persija manager in 2001. Regarding the FIFA plan to form a reform and office team in Indonesia, it is even scheduled to see the condition of the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, IGK Manila sees this as a form of serious attention and hopes that all stakeholders will provide clear and correct information. "The fact-finding team must dare to reveal what happened. Likewise, the government, in this case the Ministry of Youth and Sports as well as PSSI as well as supporters, must provide detailed information and concrete input so that the results of the FIFA evaluation continue to provide us with a yellow card. With the potential for football in Indonesia, I am optimistic that FIFA will definitely help Indonesia," said IGK Manila.