The Football Association of Malaysia holds an emergency meeting to decide its fate this afternoon.

NST reported that on January 8 afternoon, top executives of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) assembled at a hotel in Petaling Jaya to attend a confidential meeting viewed as a turning point for the nation's football future.

The meeting takes place amid FAM facing a severe governance crisis, raising the possibility of a mass resignation of the executive committee.

Local media noted that many executive members appeared at the hotel but declined to provide detailed comments. When asked about the likelihood of resignations, one FAM member briefly stated: “Let’s wait until the meeting concludes, then we will see what happens.”

The developments behind closed doors are believed to potentially determine FAM’s fate, amid growing concerns that FIFA or the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) might intervene by setting up a Normalization Committee, similar to actions taken with other national federations.

FAM’s crisis worsened after Malaysian police confirmed receiving 45 reports related to allegations of forged documents involving seven naturalized players who recently represented the national team. The case is currently being investigated under Section 420 of Malaysia’s Penal Code concerning fraud, with eight individuals summoned for questioning.

If the allegations are confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Malaysian football will face not only a personnel and reputation crisis but also a high risk of being penalized with 0-3 forfeits in matches involving the implicated players, including the match against Vietnam in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. This would be a severe blow to Malaysia’s ambitions and achievements in the regional football arena.

According to NST, should the FAM executive committee resign, Tan Sri Hamidin Amin is likely to be reinstated as FAM president. This return, if it happens, would reshape the leadership landscape of Malaysian football just before the FAM Congress scheduled for next February.

Currently, all attention is focused on the closed meeting in Petaling Jaya, which may determine FAM’s future direction and directly affect Malaysian football’s standing in Southeast Asia and internationally.