KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA on Wednesday ruled out meeting 'unreasonable demands' made by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in return for keeping its headquarters in the country, a report said.

Malaysia, which has been home to the football governing body since 1965, previously said it will not bid to keep the AFC in Kuala Lumpur, blaming 'excessive demands' from AFC President Mohamed Hammam.

These reportedly include diplomatic status for the AFC chief and its top officers.

'I wish to stress, we will not entertain any unreasonable demands from the AFC like diplomatic status for the AFC president, Mohamed Hammam,' Malaysian Sports Minister Ismail Sabri was quoted as saying by state Bernama news agency.

'If they change their mind and remain here, we accept the decision with an open mind as we have never raised the matter,' Mr Ismail reportedly said.

Mr Hammam has asked AFC's 46 member nations to table bids to host AFC House, and Qatar and United Arab Emirates are said to be keen.

Mr Hammam said on Tuesday he had nothing against Malaysia and would be happy to keep the governing body's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur but said there needs to be a more formal relationship between the AFC and the Malaysian government. -- AFC