With no dedicated funding announced for FAM or Harimau Malaya, the national football body says it will prioritise programmes based on available finances while seeking greater support from corporate partners and the private sector
Tan Cheng Hoe is expected to remain as Harimau Malaya’s interim head coach until December, with FAM understood to be working towards bringing in a Japanese technical team and head coach as part of a major restructuring of the national squad
Former deputy IGP Tan Sri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay will lead FAM’s integrity committee, with senior enforcement figures also taking up key roles under the association’s new leadership
Senior sports analyst Sadek Mustaffa says Shahril Mokhtar should use his FAM presidential election defeat as motivation to strengthen Selangor football and build a stronger leadership record ahead of a potential 2029 bid
Pekan Ramli and Sadek Mustaffa say Ab Ghani Hassan’s election risks being little more than a change at the top if the new administration retains the old structure and approach