Malaysia is one of only two countries in Asia where professional football clubs are excluded from national association membership, prompting the AFC to call for their inclusion in football leadership and decision-making
The governance audit conducted by the Asian Football Confederation on the Football Association of Malaysia would have cost an estimated RM8.5 million if outsourced to a professional consultancy, with AFC secretary-general Datuk Seri Windsor Paul John revealing that 12 AFC staff spent three months scrutinising the national body's operations, governance and administrative structures
As debate intensifies over who will lead the Football Association of Malaysia after September's elections, AFC secretary-general Datuk Seri Windsor Paul John believes that stakeholders should focus less on personalities and more on implementing governance reforms designed to ensure accountability, transparency and long-term stability within Malaysian football
Post is outdated in the professional football landscape, has no real necessity as governance standards evolve, says Asian Football Confederation sec-gen
While concerns over drug-laced vapes grow, a blanket ban could backfire by wiping out businesses, threatening jobs, pushing trade underground amid weak enforcement and open tank loopholes
