Known as Merah Putih, the national team has been without a win in a full international since December 2008 against Cambodia and it is not only the senior team that is struggling. The Under-23 team failed at the SEA games and the Under-19s didn’t qualify for the U-19 Asian Cup.

Domestically, violence at league matches is still a problem and the PSSI has failed to provide solutions or leadership and fixtures going ahead on time are still not guaranteed. All this in a country which loves and embraces football like few others and deserves better.

Former PSSI Edi Elison thinks the time has come.

“The PSSI only thinks about glamorous things, ” he said recently. “We have a big competition, but we lack quality. We’re applying to host the World Cup. Changing the PSSI chairman and officials may be a good start to rebuilding Indonesian football. "