The EAIC said the task force would conduct a holistic investigation covering the aspects of integrity, governance and procedure compliance involved in the management and confirmation of the relevant documents.

“The EAIC requests the full cooperation of all agencies and relevant parties since this issue involves public interest and the nation’s integrity at the international level,” it added.

The task force will be led by EAIC deputy chairman Prasad Sandosham Abraham while its other members are the commission’s senior officers Zainab Omar, Yusof Ismail and Vernon Ong.

Prasad and Ong are former Federal Court judges while Zainab is a former solicitor-general II.

Yusof is a former director-general of the administrative modernisation and management planning unit, or Mampu.

FAM and the seven naturalised footballers were penalised by Fifa last month after the world football body said the association had submitted falsified documents to confirm the players’ eligibility before Malaysia’s 2027 Asian Cup qualifier against Vietnam on June 10.

FAM was fined 350,000 Swiss francs (about RM1.8 million) while each player was fined 2,000 Swiss francs (about RM10,560) and suspended for 12 months from all football-related activities, effective from the date of notification.

The seven players are Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, Joao Figueiredo, Jon Irazabal and Hector Hevel.

Yesterday, Fifa rejected FAM’s appeal against the sanctions, which it upheld in its entirety.

FAM plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.