Indonesia's president says FIFA will not impose sanctions over deadly football stampede

Arema FC supporters pray at a monument as they pay their condolences for the victims of a riot and stampede after a soccer match between Arema vs Persebaya, outside Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, Oct 4, 2022. (Photo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan)
Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Friday (Oct 7) said that football world governing body FIFA will not impose sanctions on the country over a stadium stampede last week that killed 131 people.
In a video message, the president said Indonesia would work with FIFA to improve its management of football matches and that FIFA president Gianni Infantino will visit Indonesia in October or November.