Nabon, soccer diplomat, passes away<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
The Indonesian soccer community is mourning the death of the
\nhighly respected Nabon Noor, who died of kidney failure here on
\nFriday just 12 days shy of his 75th birthday.<\/p>\n
Nabon, who is survived by his wife, Eli Harahap, five children
\nand 10 grandchildren, died at the Sumber Waras Hospital in West
\nJakarta at 1:40 a.m. He was buried in Bogor on the same day.<\/p>\n
Nabon was not only involved in domestic soccer but also in the
\ninternational game, a role that earned him the name Indonesia's
\nsoccer diplomat.<\/p>\n
He was a founding member of the ASEAN Football Federation
\n(AFF) in 1984 and a vice president of the federation.<\/p>\n
He was also the Honorary Life Vice President of the Asian
\nFootball Confederation and a member of the FIFA Media Committee.<\/p>\n
Nabon was elected secretary-general of the Soccer Association
\nof Indonesia (PSSI) in 1991, but was replaced by Nugraha Besoes
\nafter two years because of his deteriorating health.<\/p>\n
Nugraha praised Nabon for his work in the international game
\nand for helping Indonesian soccer out onto the international
\nstage.<\/p>\n
In 2000, FIFA awarded Nabon the FIFA Order of Merit for his
\ncontributions and service to the sport.<\/p>\n
AFF president Tengku Tan Sri Ahmad Rithaudeen said on AFF's
\nwebsite, www.aseanfootball.com: \"AFF was sad to hear of (Nabon's)
\ndemise. He was a great football statesman and will be sorely
\nmissed. On behalf of the AFF and the Council, I would like to
\nextend our deepest condolences to his family.\"<\/p>",
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