Updates! Bambang Pamungkas And Ponaryo Astaman Join The PSSI Deputy Chairman Exchange

Indonesian football legend, Bambang Pamungkas. (Photo: Doc. Persija Jakarta)

JAKARTA - There are additional names on the 2023-2027 PSSI board candidate exchange. There are two names of former players who submitted nomination files.

They are Bambang Pamungkas and Ponaryo Astaman. Both are running as candidates for deputy chairperson.

Apart from Bepe and Ponaryo, there is also the name Gede Widiade who took part in the PSSI waketum contest.

"After checking again, there are names of candidates for Deputy Chairperson and Executive Committee members who are still in the document files and entered in the spam folder (registering via email). However, the Election Committee ensures that all of these documents are submitted and sent before 18.00 WIB, Monday," said the Chairman of the Election Committee, Amir Burhannudin, on the official PSSI website, Tuesday, January 17.

Amir said KP really appreciated the enthusiasm of the PSSI executive committee registrars. He said the prospective candidates came from various professions.

"This shows that there are many who wish to build a more advanced and accomplished future for PSSI. There is also extraordinary respect for the enthusiasm of applicants from female candidates," he said.

Amir later revealed that there were nine female candidates who had officially registered as members of the PSSI executive committee.

Now the total that has advanced in the PSSI management candidate exchange is five people who will be candidates for General Chair, 20 people who will be candidates for Deputy Chairperson, and 83 people who will be candidates for Executive Committee members.

The following are additional candidates for the PSSI Executive Committee for the 2023-2027 period

Candidates for Deputy Chairperson

1. Bambang Pamungkas

2. Gede Widiade

3. Ponaryo Astaman

Candidates for members of the Executive Committee

1. Benny Tomasoa

2. HM Fadhil Rahmi

3. Katno

4. Rowland Heinrich

5. Sophan Lamara