PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) are serious about combating “the falsification of documents” in the game.
Secretary-general Datuk Noor Azman Rahman said he would be holding discussions immediately with the Malaysian Football League to put a stop to clubs producing false documents.
On Monday, Super League club Kuala Lumpur were slapped with a total fine of RM100,000, a six-points deduction and a transfer ban for the remainder of the Super League season due to inaccuracies in the documentation submitted to government agencies in obtaining their club licence.
The penalties were handed by the First Instance Body (FIB), whose investigation revealed discrepancies in the club’s documentation submitted to LHDN, EPF, and Perkeso.
Azman said the matter has to be viewed seriously to avoid sterner reprimand from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and also FIFA.
“FAM have sent an official letter to MFL on the case. The decision made by FIB has to be respected. But FAM will continue engaging with MFL to put a stop to this matter.
“Using fake documents is a no-no in the game.”
Kuala Lumpur’s inaccurate documentation submission for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) licence also landed them in hot water as the club are now barred from applying for the AFC licence for the next two cycles (2024-2025 and 2025-2026), with a RM50,000 fine to go with it.
The AFC licence for the current season has also been revoked.
