Indonesian fans demand football chief quit
February 24, 2011 00:00:00
JAKARTA, Feb 23 (AFP): Hundreds of Indonesian soccer fans protested Wednesday against corruption in the national league and demanded the resignation of the disgraced Football Association (PSSI) chief.
About 1,000 demonstrators rallied outside PSSI headquarters at Senayan stadium and called for association chairman and convicted embezzler Nurdin Halid to step down after eight years in the job.
They said he should not be allowed to contest an upcoming leadership election to extend his eight-year reign, amid a revolt within the association's ranks and the creation of a rebel league.
"Our national football team hasn't achieved anything under his leadership," said one protester, Wawan, who had arrived in the capital by bus from Yogyakarta to attend the demonstration.