SYED YAZID NOT VYING FOR FAM PRESIDENT POST

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) president Syed Yazid Syed Omar has announced that he would not be contesting for the FAM president position.

Syed Yazid said the decision was made after he held discussions with Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) patron Fahmi Fadzil, today.

Instead, he is offering himself to contest for the vice-president at the Election Congress on Feb 15.

Syed Yazid said he is not contesting for the president post at the congress, but would give full support to FAM vice-president Datuk Mohd Joehari Mohd Ayub to be the next leader of FAM.

"I am offering myself to contest for FAM vice-president, at the same time, I on behalf of KLFA fully support Datuk Mohd Joehari to contest for the FAM president post.

“At the same time, I hope to be nominated as FAM vice-president as there is no ambition for me to contest for FAM president,” he said through a video recording shared with the media today.

The FAM Election Congress will be held next month to select the new FAM Executive Committee (Exco) members as the 2021-2025 term is about to end, with president Tan Sri Hamidin Mohd Amin confirming that he will not defend his position.

The list of candidates who will contest in FAM for the 2025-2029 term will be known soon.

Based on the FAM statute, any individual can contest for the position of president provided the candidate obtains a minimum of six nominations from affiliated members.

Earlier, former FAM deputy president Datuk Seri Afandi Hamzah and corporate figure Sayf Ismail were among those who had offered to contest for the presidency.

Meanwhile, Mohd Joehari is said to be the 'approved' candidate to replace Tan Sri Hamidin Mohd Amin.

-- BERNAMA