The executive board of the Football Association of Thailand on Monday asked Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang to refrain from resigning as the FAT president to “avoid being sanctioned by Fifa”.
Somyot, who chaired the meeting at the FAT head office, announced his resignation on Saturday over a 2023 SEA Games fiasco which saw the country’s U22 team lose 5-2 to Indonesia in the final.
Somyot was also criticised for a brawl during the title showdown involving players and officials from both teams.
On Friday, Thai Olympic chief Gen Prawit Wongsuwon had said Somyot should take responsibility for the U22 team’s failure to win the gold medal and the brawl.
Somyot said on Saturday Thai deputy prime minister Prawit had ordered…
