Southeast Asian ministers welcome regional league

A proposed Southeast Asian super league has won approval of regional sports ministers, Indonesia’s minister said on Friday, in a move to match the sport’s popularity in the bloc with stronger competition.“It’s still in early stages. We basically welcome this good idea, but there are more steps to be taken before its creation,” Andi Mallarangeng told AFP. The ministers had met earlier in the week for two-day talks in Yogyakarta on Java island to discuss the creation of the league, which will include all 10 nations from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc. “We will discuss the details at future meetings with senior officials”, Mallarangeng said.“We also need to work with the Asean Football Federation (AFF) and football associations from each member country,” he added.