Kuala Lumpur, Jan 28, 2026 (AFP) - Top Malaysian football officials quit over foreign-born players scandal

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2026-01-28

The entire executive committee of Malaysia's football association resigned Wednesday, the latest blow in a damaging eligibility row over forged documents used to field foreign-born players in Asian Cup qualifiers. The move follows FIFA's probe last year into the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) over its inclusion of "heritage players" in the national team -- foreign-born athletes accused of falsely claiming Malaysian ancestry. "The resignat......

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