FIFA president vows to 'transform' Indonesian football after tragedy
Gulf Times
Indonesian President Joko Widodo shakes hands with FIFA?s president Gianni Infantino during their meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 18, 2022.
Visiting FIFA president Gianni Infantino pledged to help "reform and transform" Indonesian football on Tuesday, two weeks after the country suffered one of the worst disasters in the sport's history.
Infantino met President Joko Widodo in the capital Jakarta, a year before the Under-20 World Cup is due to be held in the Southeast Asian nation.
"We will reform and transform football in this country", Infantino said, flanked by Widodo.
His assurances came as hospital officials said a 33-year-old man had died from injuries sustained in the Kanjuruhan stadium crush, bringing the confirmed death toll to 133.
