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[h=2]FIFA slams brakes on Singapore FA polls over political
interference[/h]
September 19th, 2015 |
Author: Contributions
Football Association Of Singapore Logo
FIFA
has told Singapore’s football association to put internal elections on hold over
possible political interference.
The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) said it has been in talks with
the world governing body, which opposes government interference in national
football associations.
The FAS constitution available online states that all council members,
including the president and deputy president, shall be appointed by a government
minister and confirmed by voting at an annual general meeting.
FIFA’s request means that the FAS has had to shelve plans to elect a new
council at its AGM this month.
“The FAS has been in communication with FIFA on the process of appointing
office bearers,” the FAS said in a statement to AFP on Tuesday.
“FIFA has requested FAS not to make any changes to its office bearers until
the FIFA has discussed the status of the FAS constitution pertaining to the
appointment of the office bearers at its scheduled meeting in September 2015,”
it added.
“Following its meeting, FIFA will advise FAS on the next course of action
which may include changes to the constitution.”
The Straits Times newspaper said Tuesday the term of the current FAS council,
appointed on October 1 two years ago, will expire by the end of this month.
Since 2004, the FAS president has been succeeded by a vice president from the
association, the Straits Times said. The
FAS chief is traditionally an elected member of the ruling People’s Action
Party.
In May this year, FIFA suspended Indonesia after the Jakarta government
sought to oust the country’s football association.
A suspension for Singapore could end the city-state’s participation in
ongoing 2018 World Cup qualifiers and rule Singapore clubs out of international
competitions.
* News first
appeared in Sports360.com (Sep 1, 2015). FIFA
slams brakes on Singapore FA polls over political interference
[h=2]FIFA slams brakes on Singapore FA polls over political
interference[/h]
September 19th, 2015 |
Author: Contributions
Football Association Of Singapore Logo
FIFA
has told Singapore’s football association to put internal elections on hold over
possible political interference.
The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) said it has been in talks with
the world governing body, which opposes government interference in national
football associations.
The FAS constitution available online states that all council members,
including the president and deputy president, shall be appointed by a government
minister and confirmed by voting at an annual general meeting.
FIFA’s request means that the FAS has had to shelve plans to elect a new
council at its AGM this month.
“The FAS has been in communication with FIFA on the process of appointing
office bearers,” the FAS said in a statement to AFP on Tuesday.
“FIFA has requested FAS not to make any changes to its office bearers until
the FIFA has discussed the status of the FAS constitution pertaining to the
appointment of the office bearers at its scheduled meeting in September 2015,”
it added.
“Following its meeting, FIFA will advise FAS on the next course of action
which may include changes to the constitution.”
The Straits Times newspaper said Tuesday the term of the current FAS council,
appointed on October 1 two years ago, will expire by the end of this month.
Since 2004, the FAS president has been succeeded by a vice president from the
association, the Straits Times said. The
FAS chief is traditionally an elected member of the ruling People’s Action
Party.
In May this year, FIFA suspended Indonesia after the Jakarta government
sought to oust the country’s football association.
A suspension for Singapore could end the city-state’s participation in
ongoing 2018 World Cup qualifiers and rule Singapore clubs out of international
competitions.
* News first
appeared in Sports360.com (Sep 1, 2015). FIFA
slams brakes on Singapore FA polls over political interference
