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Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, a Malaysian opposition Member of Parliament, has proposed that the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYSE) should adopt Japan's community sports club framework to nurture Malaysian football talent at grassroots level. The Japanese initiative, said the Pakatan Harapan MP, involves close cooperation among the government, national sports department, sports associations, corporate entities, and local communities.

The clubs, he explained, would include various sports events and be open to all age groups, not just elite athletes. The result of such a foundation, he argued, would produce stars like Wataru Endo, who played for Liverpool, among others, when discussing the Sports Development Bill (Pindaan) 2026 in the Dewan Rakyat. While Malaysia has its own community football program involving academies, clubs, district associations, and school competitions, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal believes the missing element is a unified system that connects all aspects, in addition to the absence of legislation mandating and regulating this ecosystem.

The MP noted that the development gap between urban and rural areas in sports remains stark, and the Bill fails to address this issue. Earlier today, Youth and Sports Minister Dr Taufiq Johari launched the Pindaan Bill, which allows any sports body deemed beneficial to national security, public order, or morality to be deemed invalid and automatically cancelled from registration.

The Bill also introduces stricter oversight and auditing, empowering ministry officials and police to seize documents from sports bodies. Under the new Section 41A, the minister would be able to issue declarations cancelling the registration of a recognized sports body outright after consulting with sports stakeholders.