The Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD) has failed to submit the approved statutory audit from the 8th FABD Congress, the FABD announced during a meeting at the Lecture Theatre of the FABD House earlier this week.
As a consequence, the FIFA Forward 3.0 second tranche grants for 2023 has been held by FIFA until FABD submitted the approved statutory audit by FABD members.
FABD has also submitted a conditional fund for September while November funds will be relying on the approval by the statutory audit by the Congress.
The conditional fund has also impacted the domestic leagues and the participation of teams in the continental scene.
The FABD will withdraw from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Qualifying Round 2023 and to pay a sanction amounting USD10,000 to the AFC.
According to the FABD, the Brunei Super League (BSL) will also be cut off after week 22.
The final standings of the league after week 22 will be declared the final standing of BSL 2023.
The Youth Leagues will also be postponed after September 2022 until further notice.
Meanwhile, the Brunei Futsal League (BFL) will be revised to be concluded before Congress on November 18 to decide the final standing of the league as well as the member with the rights to vote during the Congress. – Fadhil Yunus
