Sports Comm identifies three key areas to improve stadium safety

Malaysian football fans throw flare towards to the fields during the world cup qualifire between host Malaysia and Saudi Arabia at Shah Alam stadium yesterday.Malaysia lost 1-2. (08/09/2015/S.S.KANESAN/The Star)

PETALING JAYA: The Sports Commissioner has identified three key areas on stadium safety to avoid a recurrence of the crowd trouble which marred Malaysia’s World Cup qualifying match against Saudi Arabia in September.

Two months ago, Sports Commissioner Datuk Zaiton Othman had issued a show cause letter to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) following the crowd trouble at Shah Alam Stadium on Sept 8.