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Rival Indonesian leagues will meet

Two rival football federations in Indonesia have promised to resolve their differences to avoid looming Fifa sanctions which include a ban on playing international matches.

Iraq's Yunis Mahmud (C) battles for the ball with Wahyu Wijiastanto (R) of Indonesia, on February 6, 2013, in Dubai. Two rival football federations in Indonesia have promised to resolve their differences to avoid looming FIFA sanctions which include a ban on playing international matches.

Football in Southeast Asia's biggest nation has been mired in scandal for the past two years, with the competing administrations angering the game's world body by running separate leagues and failing to meet several deadlines to unite.

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