Head of Indonesian football resigns

21 Jan, 2019

Indonesia's top football official resigned Sunday following a match-fixing scandal that has reignited concerns over the game's long-running struggle with corruption in the Southeast Asian country. Chairman Edy Rahmayadi announced he would step down at the Football Association of Indonesia's (PSSI) annual congress in Bali, according to the organisation's Twitter account.
Rahmayadi, who was elected chair of the scandal-plagued PSSI in 2016, admitted some failings under his leadership, local media reported. Indonesian football has recently been rocked by a series of match-fixing allegations.

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