Kim Swee believes Malaysia should focus on grassroots after FIFA fiasco


Datuk Ong Kim Swee: ‘We must have a plan – a Plan A and a Plan B. Every country in the world does the same.’

PETALING JAYA: Former national coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee believes Malaysia’s real strength lies in its grassroots – and that it’s time the nation starts treating them seriously following FIFA’s sanctions over alleged document forgery involving naturalised players.

Now steering Indonesian club Persik Kediri, the former Harimau Muda manager knows better than most the importance of building from the bottom up.

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