Shuhaily declines FAM integrity committee deputy chairman’s post

Shuhaily declines FAM integrity committee deputy chairman’s post

3 hours ago

FMT Reporters

The AKPS director-general cites time constraints and his responsibilities at the border control agency.

FAM said on Sept 30 that Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay had been appointed to chair the integrity committee, with Shuhaily Zain as his deputy.

PETALING JAYA:

Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) director-general Shuhaily Zain has declined his appointment as deputy chairman of the Football Association of Malaysia’s (FAM) integrity committee.

FAM said Shuhaily turned down the appointment due to time constraints and his responsibilities at AKPS.

“FAM respects his decision and expresses its appreciation to Shuhaily for his earlier readiness and commitment to help the association strengthen its integrity and management,” the association said in a Facebook post today.

This comes after FAM said on Sept 30 that it had appointed former deputy inspector-general of police Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay as the integrity committee’s chairman and Shuhaily as his deputy.

Ayob’s appointment followed a forgery case involving seven naturalised Harimau Malaya players that made global headlines last year.

FAM and the seven players were penalised by Fifa after the world football body said the national football body had submitted falsified birth certificates to confirm the players’ eligibility for Malaysia’s 2027 Asian Cup qualifier against Vietnam last June.