THE Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have commended the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for taking action against players who were found guilty of match-fixing.
A total of 17 players from Kuala Lumpurâs 2013 Premier League side were fined RM5000 each by FAMâs disciplinary committee on Monday for their involvement in match-fixing.
AFC general secretary Datoâ Alex Soosay said the confederation have zero-tolerance policy against match-manipulation and FAMâs efforts must be praised.
âFAMâs action proves they are taking steps to keep the game clean. AFC have also set up a task force to help our member associations (MA) fight this menace and we will certainly help the FAM in their efforts,â he said.
The AFC in close collaboration with FIFA, Interpol and the local authorities of AFCâs MAs are in the midst of organising several workshops, to educate and establish preventive measures to eradicate the negative elements in football.
âAFC are committed to proper administration of justice but more importantly to keep up with the Asian game which is progressing well.
âIn light of this, the steps taken by FAM are akin to the philosophy of AFC.â
