FELDA United head coach Reduan Abdullah has been banned 12 months and fined RM4,000 for criticising the FA of Malaysia. 
In a decision that is bound to attract criticism, FAM's disciplinary board (DB) meted out the punishment in response to Reduan's assertion that the national body had failed to monitor the fitness tests at the state and club levels.Players have to pass the fitness test in order to get their playing license.The issue blew up after only three players passed a National Sports Institute fitness test prior to Malaysia's Asian Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates last month. "We suspended him one year and fined him RM4,000 for hitting out at FAM openly. He had many channels of communication to deal with the matter," said Kamaruddin Abdullah, who chaired the DB, yesterday.
General secretary Lt Jen (R) Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad said FAM had informed all teams in the pre-season that the fitness benchmark of 2008 would be maintained for 2009."How can Reduan claim to not know the benchmark when we had informed all teams? We do send our officials to monitor the fitness test but the onus is also on the teams to ensure that players meet the requirements," said Azzuddin.Reduan said he would appeal the decision."I will definitely appeal as what I said was constructive and meant to help develop football," said the former international.Meanwhile, Datuk Soh Chin Aun and Lt Col (R) Kamaruddin Sakhari have been asked to appear before the board to explain remarks made against referees.Chin Aun is the deputy chairman of the referees board while Kamaruddin heads the department.
In a decision that is bound to attract criticism, FAM's disciplinary board (DB) meted out the punishment in response to Reduan's assertion that the national body had failed to monitor the fitness tests at the state and club levels.Players have to pass the fitness test in order to get their playing license.The issue blew up after only three players passed a National Sports Institute fitness test prior to Malaysia's Asian Cup qualifier against the United Arab Emirates last month. "We suspended him one year and fined him RM4,000 for hitting out at FAM openly. He had many channels of communication to deal with the matter," said Kamaruddin Abdullah, who chaired the DB, yesterday.
General secretary Lt Jen (R) Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad said FAM had informed all teams in the pre-season that the fitness benchmark of 2008 would be maintained for 2009."How can Reduan claim to not know the benchmark when we had informed all teams? We do send our officials to monitor the fitness test but the onus is also on the teams to ensure that players meet the requirements," said Azzuddin.Reduan said he would appeal the decision."I will definitely appeal as what I said was constructive and meant to help develop football," said the former international.Meanwhile, Datuk Soh Chin Aun and Lt Col (R) Kamaruddin Sakhari have been asked to appear before the board to explain remarks made against referees.Chin Aun is the deputy chairman of the referees board while Kamaruddin heads the department.
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