5 Candidates for the Chair of PSSI to Replace Iwan Bule who are Popular on Social Media

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Five names of figures are now being mentioned by netizens or netizens who deserve to be PSSI general chairman and popular on social media.

Netizens seemed enthusiastic about getting involved in the war of comments on social media about the candidate for the PSSI General Chair who was worthy of replacing Iwan Bule.

At least until now there are five names that are most often mentioned by netizens who deserve to lead the Indonesian Football Federation and become prima donna on social media.

The five figures are Erick Thohir, Kaesang Pangarep, Ratu Tisha, Hary Tanoesoedibjo, and Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

1. Erick Thohir

The first name that is often mentioned by netizens as worthy of being the Chairman of PSSI is Erick Thohir. Netizens think that Erick Thohir deserves to be the chairman of PSSI because he has good capital.

Because, apart from being a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Erick is also the owner of English Premier League club Oxford United and is closely acquainted with FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Here are some netizens’ tweets who want Erick Thohir to be the chairman of PSSI.

“Pa Erick Thohir should be the chairman of PSSI, because thanks to him, Indonesian football was saved from the eyes of the world,” said a netizen on Twitter.

“I’m sure that he will be appointed chairman of PSSI in the future, Mr. Erick, when his term of office at the minister is over, because voting in the PSSI Congress is only a formality,” said another netizen.

“Why not Erick Thohir’s name? He is a former President of Inter, now on the Oxford club board. When it comes to power, he is a minister, a rich person in Indonesia as well, has been Chairman of the Asian Games Committee, Chair of the Indonesian Olympics. Plus he has a good relationship with the President FIFA,” said another netizen.

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2. Kaesang Parangep

Apart from Erick Thohir, many netizens also want the son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Kaesang Pangarep to run as a candidate for PSSI Chair.

Here are some netizens’ tweets who want Kaesang to become PSSI Chairman.

“Kaesang is really the next chairman of PSSI, my feeling,” said a netizen on Twitter.

“Permission, ma’am, may I not propose to you [Kaesang] only the chairman of PSSI,” said a netizen in the comments column of the Kaesang Twitter account.

Unfortunately, Kaesang reportedly found it difficult to enter the list of candidates for PSSI Chair because it was hampered by the PSSI statute which requires PSSI Chair candidates to be at least 30 years old. While Kaesang is currently only 27 years old.

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