A presidency over before kick-off
The president’s chair at the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is once again empty, barely six months after Joehari Ayub occupied it.
His resignation, tendered abruptly and without explanation, leaves him with the unenviable tag of being the shortest-serving leader in FAM’s history.
Deputy president Yusoff Mahadi steps in as acting president until an extraordinary congress convenes next year to elect a new leader for the remainder of the term.
Malaysian football, propped up by strong government funding, drifts into a critical phase under interim leadership.
Football is already a fragile ecosystem in this country — the sudden vacuum at the very top only deepens doubts about whether the sport is truly ready to reform.
Why Joehari quit so soon after taking office on February 15 is the question FAM cannot dodge.
Was it health, personal matters, or disagreements behind closed doors? Or was he overwhelmed by the scale of the job?
The longer silence prevails, the louder…
Rangers tersingkir, Benfica mara ke Liga Juara-Juara