Top Malaysian football officials quit over foreign-born players scandal

0 January 28, 2026 06:02

The entire executive committee of Malaysia’s football association resigned on Wednesday, the latest blow in a damaging eligibility row over forged documents used to field foreign-born players in Asian Cup qualifiers. READ MORE: https://str.sg/N7iE

The move follows FIFA’s probe last year into the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) over its inclusion of “heritage players” in the national team – foreign-born athletes accused of falsely claiming Malaysian ancestry.

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