"Because they've brought the case up to the legal level, we should just see how it goes at the state administrative court. We have prepared through our legal bureau. We are ready to confront them," said Imam as quoted by kompas.com on Thursday.

The ministry has decided to freeze all PSSI activities and will replace the body with a transition team that will be set up this week, following a dispute over club ownership that has led to the country's top-flight QNB league being halted.

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The suspension was imposed during the PSSI's 85th anniversary, which fell on April 18, a day after the soccer body held an extraordinary congress to elect its new chairman and executives in Surabaya.

The ministry's move may risk sanctions from FIFA, which has already warned against what it views as the government's meddling in soccer.

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