JAKARTA. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decided on Monday to set up a special team to address ways to lift world soccer governing body FIFA’s suspension of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI), imposed last May. The decision to create a special team came in response to FIFA’s request for the Indonesian government to revoke the freeze on the PSSI, dated April 17, 2015, so that in turn FIFA would lift its sanction on Indonesia. “FIFA says to do it [the revocation] as soon as possible, I also say to do it [form the special team] as soon as possible,” Jokowi said following a meeting with FIFA and the Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) at the Presidential Palace as quoted by tempo.co on Monday.
FIFA holds talks with Jokowi on lifting ban
JAKARTA. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo decided on Monday to set up a special team to address ways to lift world soccer governing body FIFA’s suspension of the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI), imposed last May. The decision to create a special team came in response to FIFA’s request for the Indonesian government to revoke the freeze on the PSSI, dated April 17, 2015, so that in turn FIFA would lift its sanction on Indonesia. “FIFA says to do it [the revocation] as soon as possible, I also say to do it [form the special team] as soon as possible,” Jokowi said following a meeting with FIFA and the Asian Soccer Confederation (AFC) at the Presidential Palace as quoted by tempo.co on Monday.