IPOH, Feb 6 (Bernama) - The Perak Football Association (Pafa) will monitor
the Super League and President''s Cup squads to ensure that they are free of
corruption.
Its president Datuk Zainol Padzi Paharuddin said that players or officials
found involved in corruption would be penalised including sacked or removed
immediately.
"We are monitoring this matter and don''t want to see a repeat of what
happened to Malaysian football in 1994," he told reporters here today.
He said Pafa has invested millions of ringgit to create a strong team to
compete in the Super League and President''s Cup.
"Corruption will not only affect the player''s performance but also that of
the whole team," said Zainol who is also State Arts, Culture and Youth Committee
chairman.
Pafa would hold seminars to instill trust and accountability among players
and officials in an effort to check corruption.
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"We will fight corruption in all sports, not just in football," he said
commenting a statement by Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) to suspend 18
President''s Cup players for alleged corruption.
In addition to the players, a coach said to be involved in corruption would
be suspended for life.
A statement from FAM said that the names of all the players involved would
be announced on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, FAM former vice-president Datuk Seri Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja
Omar said FAM and state FAs should form a special committee to check corruption
among players and officials.
"This needs to be addressed urgently to save the image of Malaysian football
from further damage.
"The committee comprising non-interested individuals can become an important
mechanism to check rampant corruption," he added.
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