Mohammed's decision on AFC House move unpopular

THE decision by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammed Hammam to relocate AFC House from Malaysia to another country is unwise and does not reflect the other members' stand, according to Federation of International Football Association (Fifa) vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Chung Mong-joon. Mong-joon, speaking on the matter for the first time since it was raised last September, said Mohammed should have considered the history and size of the Asian continent before making the announcement. A decision on the relocation will be made at the AFC Congress in November. "I wonder where he got the idea. Most of the time, Mohammed seems to be acting on his own. Many member associations are not in favour of this move and yet he insists, so we will have to wait and see what happens. I believe Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah is dealing with the matter," said Mong-joon, who is also president of the Korea Football Association (KFA). Mong-Joon, who is the chairman of Hyundai Heavy Industries, made it clear he is unhappy with the way AFC is managing its administration. On Monday, the Bahrain Football Association (BFA) nominated its president Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Al Khalifa for the Fifa executive committee member seat in the upcoming elections on May 8. Shaikh Salman is currently chairman of the AFC disciplinary committee and deputy chairman of the Fifa disciplinary committee. Knowing that Shaikh Salman will be challenging Mohammed, the Qatari Football Association has proposed a change to the AFC statutes by stating that any member who wishes to challenge for the Fifa executive seat must serve a full term (four years) in AFC.