Flower petals are seen inside the Kanjuruhan stadium where a riot and stampede took place following a soccer match between Arema vs Persebaya, in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2022.
REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File PhotoJAKARTA, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to "thoroughly transform" the sport in the soccer-mad nation.
The president, popularly known as Jokowi, was speaking to reporters at the state palace after meeting Gianni Infantino, head of world soccer governing body FIFA.
"Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang...we will demolish it and rebuild according to FIFA standards," he said.
The president said he had agreed with Infantino on significant changes to how the sport was managed in Indonesia.