KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — FA of Malaysia (FAM) have yet to receive an explanation from National Football Development Programme (NFDP) project director Lim Teong Kim as to his conduct during a recent tour of South Korea.

Pohang Steelers, a club the Malaysian Under-14 faced during the tour, accused Teong Kim of refusing to proceed with the match after the first half on Sept 29.

Teong Kim was incensed Pohang had fielded three overaged players and while 4-0 down in the first half, did not appear for the second period.

The South Koreans sent a complaint  letter saying they had informed Teong Kim of the overaged players prior to the match and offered to show their identifications, but their efforts fell on deaf ears.

Although Teong Kim has chosen to remain silent, National Sports Council  director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail revealed they would be meeting with FAM to discuss the matter.

"We will go through what happened. We have to proceed even though we have not heard from Teong Kim as we need to reply to Pohang,” said Shapawi.

The 53-year-old Malacca born coach was brought into the NFDP setup in 2013.

He was highly sought after having worked with Bayern Munich for 12 years. 

Among the players he coached there  were attacking midfielder Thomas Muller and centreback Holger Badstuber.   

"We have not decided on any action because we haven’t received an explanation,” said FAM general secretary Datuk Hamidin Abdul Hamid.

"We would like to wait for the response from NFDP before deciding what to do.”

Teong Kim has never been one to mince his words and we wears his emotions on his sleeve. 

Last year he was shown a red card for remonstrating with officials during a friendly in Bukit Jalil.

It is the same passion he showed during a playing career which saw him win the 1989 SEA Games gold medal as well as three Malaysia Cup titles with Kuala Lumpur in 1987, 1988 and 1989.

Meanwhile, TV1 reported NFDP want Teong Kim to extend his contract for another three years with added responsibilities.

First will be as Director of Football at the Mokhtar Dahari National Football Academy in Gambang and second as head of the elite youth team in FAM.

NFDP lead director Safirul Azli Abu Bakar told the television channel: "The two roles will run concurrently. He will be tasked with overlooking the elite players from the Under-13, Under-14 and Under-15 from next year if the contract goes through.”

Previously, when contacted, Safirul had told Mailsport the matter pertaining to disciplinary action must go through Shapawi and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.