The Indonesian Football Transformation Task Force, formed after the tragedy at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java, will produce a special regulation for national football matches, Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) Executive Committee’s member, Ahmad Riyadh, stated.
“The task force’s decision will promptly become a special regulation, such as on security, stadium, and others,” he noted here Tuesday evening.
The regulation from the task force’s work result will be ratified in the 2023 PSSI Congress, he added.
However, until the congress is held, the regulation has already been utilized on the basis of the decision of PSSI’s Executive Committee.
“There will be an update from existing regulations, so that they become one. This means that everything is synchronized,” he remarked.
In order to implement the regulation from the task force in an optimal manner, cooperation with the government, both central and regional, is necessary, he remarked.
This is since nearly all stadiums in Indonesia are owned by regional governments, while the rest are under the control of the central government.
“PSSI does not have a stadium. Thus, the role of the government remains number one, in accordance with Presidential Instruction No. 3 of 2019 on National Football Development Acceleration,” Riyadh remarked.
The Indonesian Football Transformation Task Force was formed after the meeting between FIFA, Asian Football Confederation (AFC), PSSI, and Indonesian government on October 13, 2022.
The task force’s membership comprises representatives from FIFA, AFC, PSSI, several ministries, and the police. They aim to work until the end of 2022 or before the leagues in Indonesia start once again.
“Everything has to be resolved one week before the competition begins,” he noted.
PSSI has not announced the task force’s membership in detail, but Riyadh stated that the group has 20 or so members.
Source: Antara News