PETALING JAYA – Kelantan FC’s internal turmoil involving its South Korean coach Choi Moon-sik and the club’s management is expected to end when the matter reaches the attention of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).
FAM president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin said he had asked the Malaysian Football League (MFL) to contact Kelantan FC for an explanation on the matter.
“I do not want to interfere, but I have already informed MFL to get an explanation from Kelantan to see what it is really about. I do not want to look at the matter from the social media point of view for fear of misinterpreting the facts.
“So we will get a statement and follow up from there. If there is any offence, MFL as the operator of the Malaysian League will take action first,” he told reporters when met at an FAM breaking of fast and tarawih prayers at Wisma FAM yesterday.
Kelantan announced the decision to “rest” Moon-sik less than an hour before their Super League match against Terengganu at the Sultan Mizan Stadium on Tuesday and appointed assistant coach Rezal Zambery Yahya as interim coach. Kelantan lost 5-0.
The 52-year-old Korean, who joined Kelantan in January last year, was the first coach to be “rested” this season.
Following Moon-sik’s fate, local media reported that the coach’s agent made several allegations against The Red Warrior’s (TRW) management on social media and is also prepared to bring the matter to FIFA.
Kelantan TRW owner Norizam Tukiman in defending the club’s decision said that constant defeats, difficulties in communication between players and coaches, and lack of performance reports were the reasons for Moon-sik being “rested.”
Under Moon-sik, Kelantan recorded one win, one draw, and five losses and sit 13th in the 14-team table. – Bernama, April 8, 2023
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