Malaysian Football Federation and head coach exchange words after fraudulent naturalization scandal

TPO - A rift has begun to appear between the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and coach Peter Cklamovski. Both are pointing their spears at each other.

Coach Cklamovski publicly criticized FAM leaders, who are theoretically his bosses.

Yesterday, when asked about the incident of 7 naturalized players being found to have falsified their records and banned from playing by FIFA for 1 year, Mr. Cklamovski placed all the responsibility on FAM. He tried to protect the head of this plan (Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan - president of Johor DT Club).

"There are negative comments directed at the prince. I think it's unfair. All the problems we have with FIFA, all the administrative errors or whatever people are explaining, it's all FAM's fault," Cklamovski said.

The Australian coach also emphasized that it was Prince Tunku Ismail Sultan who supported and created the best conditions for the development of the country's football. "Without him, Malaysian football would not be what it is today. Who improved the quality of the team, who ensured that we were flown on a private plane like experts to prepare well for a difficult match and then flew straight back to Kuala Lumpur?

It was Tunku Ismail. The support he gave us was the best. It was all thanks to him. I want to send a strong message to all the fans that without Tunku Ismail, Malaysian football would have collapsed a long time ago.”

This statement is like a slap in the face to FAM, the agency that is supposed to take care of the national team. After Mr. Cklamovski’s tough stance, there have been many opinions that FAM should deal with the Australian coach.

However, in response to this question, FAM acting president Yusoff Mahadi gave a gentle answer. But behind it was a message worth pondering. He said: "I want everyone to focus on the team and support the players because they are fighting for the country. I also want Cklamovski to focus on the return match at Bukit Jalil National Stadium. I believe that fans will flood the stadium after this victory. The fans want to see a better performance (referring to the unconvincing 3-0 victory over Laos).

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