Perlis FA kicked out of FAM over unresolved issues

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have expelled the Perlis Football Association (PFA) as its affiliate member, effective immediately.

Acting FAM president Yusoff Mahadi said the decision was taken after the national governing body had given PFA six months to resolve issues that arose.

"The six-month period is over. So, today the committee decided to sack PFA from being an affiliate member of FAM,” he told a media conference after chairing the fourth FAM Executive Committee Meeting for 2025-2029 at Wisma FAM in Kelana Jaya today.

As such, the PFA will no longer be allowed to participate in or represent any football-related activities nationwide.

However, Yusoff explained that PFA's expulsion does not affect the participation of Perlis GSA FC in the semi-pro League A1 competition since the club is not under the PFA.

Last December, FAM suspended PFA until it fully settles the outstanding wages and compensation owed to its former football director Matt Holland, as instructed by world governing body Fifa.

Fifa made the ruling on Dec 4, 2019.

Yusoff, however, said the door is still open for PFA to return as FAM's affiliate, but that can only happen after PFA fully resolves all its existing problems.

New posts

Today's meeting also decided that FAM deputy president S Sivasundaram would replace Yusoff as the Amateur Football League chairperson.

FAM has restructured the chairmanship positions in several standing committees, including Yusoff heading three new portfolios - the Finance and Management Committee, the National Football Team Management Committee and the Emergency Committee.

Sivasundaram will helm the Technical and Development Committee and the Infrastructure Committee; vice-president Rosmadi Ismail (Competitions Committee chairperson); and vice-president Saaran Nadarajah (Referees Committee chairperson).

FAM vice-president Dollah Salleh and FAM executive council member Zainal Abidin Hassan, meanwhile, have been given the task of monitoring the National Football Development Programme and the Mokhtar Dahari Academy.

- Bernama

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