Indonesia ‘fighting’ to avoid FIFA sanctions: official

Indonesia’s football association will lobby the sport’s world governing body FIFA to avoid imposing sanctions after the country lost its rights to host the Under-20 World Cup.

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: FIFA said Indonesia was not ready to stage the 24-team tournament scheduled to start on May 20.

Indonesia’s football association (PSSI) will lobby the sport’s world governing body FIFA to avoid imposing sanctions, a senior official said on Wednesday, after the country lost its rights to host the Under-20 World Cup.

PSSI executive committee member Arya Sinulingga in a local television interview said, “We’re fighting not to get sanctioned”.

PSSI chief Erick Thohir in a statement also said Indonesia had to accept the decision.