JAKARTA - President of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Gianni Infantino will meet President Joko Widodo on October 18 to discuss the transformation of Indonesian football.
"The President of FIFA will come to Indonesia if there is no change on October 18, the President will meet the President of FIFA to discuss the transformation of Indonesian football, the letter given by FIFA to the President," said SOE Minister Erick Thohir at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Tuesday, quoted by Antara.
Erick Thohir is known to have met Gianni Infantino in Doha, Qatar on October 5 yesterday. During the meeting, Gianni said that FIFA was ready to support Indonesian football as the most popular sport in Indonesia to become the pride of the people and become one of the pillars that contributed to the nation's progress.
"FIFA together with the government, AFC and PSSI in the transformation, we just have to wait for the results of the FIFA President's meeting with the President because the two have communicated, there are several points that have been conveyed by the President," said Erick.
The first discussion is how to audit soccer field facilities in Indonesia.
"Where is the international stadium (which), which is national, what are the national standards, such as international standards, none other than CCTV, audience entry access and players should not be together," added Erick.
The second thing is the existence of joint training, as well as standardization of joint security.
"Of course with the TNI, Polri, the organizing committee so that all perceptions are the same, so don't blame each other, especially yesterday an incident that was very heartbreaking, took its toll," said Erick.
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"It is impossible for supporters to become part of the transformation, the transformation of England's success in national football, namely when supporters become part of the transformation, there are details, one of which is how to form a 'database' together," added Erick.
With the change in the supporter's attitude, according to Erick, football should be a unifying tool, not even taking victims between consumers.
"Fourth, how the match schedule must be in accordance with the agreement of various parties, for example next season until this month, and the permit for one roof has been completed, there should be no shift so that maybe security is not ready, or people will experience total traffic jams due to football matches," said Erick.
According to Erick, these things will be reviewed by FIFA.
"FIFA will have an office in Indonesia, to maintain the transformation of Indonesian football, maybe 3-6 months, maybe a year, depending on our awareness and will. I think the letter is clear, FIFA does not prioritize giving sanctions but the transformation of football must occur," explained Erick.
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